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As with other predominantly white suburbs across the country, Keller has always leaned conservative, but fall 2021 saw a sharp uptick in right-wing hysteria at the local school board meetings. “That was when Matt Krause’s book list dropped,” said Laney Hawes, referring to the state rep’s letter to a state agency
The group claims the Keller school district's new policy to remove books about gender fluidity from library shelves violates federal law.
The ACLU claims the policy changes not only harm students but violate federal law
More than 70 people spoke for nearly three hours in Keller ISD’s board meeting Monday to debate what books belong in schools.
Ahead of the first day of school, the Keller Independent School District is removing all books that were challenged last year within the school district, including the Bible, “The Bluest Eye” by Toni…