Katy ISD decides holocaust novels ‘Maus’ and ‘Maus II’ are appropriate for middle school and up

Students look at banned books after a school board meeting in Katy on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. Katy ISD announced this week that a review committee found “Maus” and “Maus II” to be appropriate for middle and high school students.Following an internally prompted review, a committee found that Holocaust graphic novels “Maus” and “Maus II” are appropriate for students in middle and high school.

The district has not yet specified what prompted the review of the Pulitzer-Prize winning book and its sequel by Art Spiegelman. The school system confirmed the books, which use black and white cartoons of anthropomorphized animals to depict the the Holocaust, were under review last month. KISD Media Relations Manager Maria Corrales DiPetta this week confirmed the review concluded the books were appropriate for junior high and up.According to an explanation of the internal review process the district provided, if a book is reviewed for a higher grade level and a librarian still feels it is appropriate for lower grade levels, they may submit a request for inclusion.

Within seven business days, the subcommittee will read the work, review it and vote on whether it should be included in lower grade-level libraries.We want to foster conversation and highlight the intersection of race, identity and culture in one of America's most diverse cities.“In order for a book to be included in any Katy ISD Junior High or Elementary collection, it must receive four or more votes,” the district policy states.

Any book under internal review remains in district libraries through the process. For formal reviews, Katy ISD pulls all copies of the books from all school libraries until a decision is made, a practice that librarians in the state say is not the norm in most districts.

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