Amid this process, more than 100 titles have been removed from shelves, and the former director of library media services has switched roles.
Cope declined to confirm Chapa’s new position or further details about the change because it’s a personnel matter, which is confidential, he said.
The nonprofit organization, endorsed by conservative figures such as Charlie Kirk of Turning Point USA and Mike Lindell of MyPillow, has been vocal in book debates, especially in Florida.
Over the summer, the district pulled three books from elementary and middle school libraries that officials had determined to be inappropriate: “Gender Queer: A Memoir” by Maia Kobabe, “Flamer” by Mike Curato and “Wait What?
A Texas state law requiring vendors that sell books to schools to assign a rating to titles, based on depictions or references of sexual content, goes into effect Sept. 1.
As a result, it’s unclear when the final call will be made regarding what books under review stay off shelves or return to libraries.
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Amid this process, more than 100 titles have been removed from shelves, and the former director of library media services has switched roles.
Cope declined to confirm Chapa’s new position or further details about the change because it’s a personnel matter, which is confidential, he said.
The nonprofit organization, endorsed by conservative figures such as Charlie Kirk of Turning Point USA and Mike Lindell of MyPillow, has been vocal in book debates, especially in Florida.
Over the summer, the district pulled three books from elementary and middle school libraries that officials had determined to be inappropriate: “Gender Queer: A Memoir” by Maia Kobabe, “Flamer” by Mike Curato and “Wait What?
A Texas state law requiring vendors that sell books to schools to assign a rating to titles, based on depictions or references of sexual content, goes into effect Sept. 1.
As a result, it’s unclear when the final call will be made regarding what books under review stay off shelves or return to libraries.
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