The McMinn County School Board decided Jan. 10 to remove “Maus” from its curriculum, news outlets reported.
In an interview, Spiegelman told CNBC he was “baffled” by the school board’s decision and called the action “Orwellian.”The minutes from the school board meeting indicate objections over some of the language used and at first Director of Schools Lee Parkison suggested redacting it “to get rid of the eight curse words and the picture of the woman that was objected to.”
Instructional supervisor Julie Goodin, a former history teacher, said she thought the graphic novel was a good way to depict a horrific event.
It's Tennessee what do you expect. Wow
January 27, 1945 what happened on that day? liberation Auschwitz
Shame on them. Do they think not reading it means it never happened? Shielding students from history is the biggest mistake society can make. Fail NeverForget HolocaustRemembranceDay Auschwitz77 censorship dobetter bebetter History
They didn't ban it They replaced it on a reading list. Reason 1,324,000 the media is despised.
Nude mice*
Of course they did. Yuck
No it didn’t.
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT IN FREE SPEECH WHAT EXACTLY ARE THEY TRYING TO HIDE HMMMM
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