Texas middle school teacher is FIRED for assigning children a graphic novel adaptation of Anne Frank's diary which includes a passage on female genitalia

Daily Mail UK ^ | September 19, 2023 | Hope Sloop

[Morgana]

A Texas middle school teacher has been fired after assigning her students a graphic novel version of Anne Frank's Diary - which references male and female genitalia.

Officials within the Hamshire-Fannett Independent School District confirmed that a teacher was let go and that the book had not been presented for prior approval.

In the graphic novel adaptation of the famed diary, Anne Frank details her exploration of her own body parts and her sexuality while going through puberty.

Upon learning of the book's use in the curriculum, parents voiced their outrage while talking with KFDM, saying students were required to read out loud in class.

'It's bad enough she's having them read this for an assignment, but then she also is making them read it aloud,' said mom Amy Manuel, whose sons are in eighth grade.

'Making a little girl talk about feeling each other's breasts and when she sees a female she goes into ecstasy, that's not ok,' she continued.

In an email to the local Texas outlet last week, Hamshire-Fannett ISD representative Mike Canizales confirmed the teacher was released after the incident.

The instructor was initially dismissed from classes on Wednesday, September 13, but on Friday, officials said they were looking to hire a replacement for her.

'The District is currently in the process of posting the position to secure a high-quality, full-time teacher as quickly as possible,' Canizales wrote.

[17th Miss Regt]

What does the ADL think about this?

"We love it but know that it will cause a lot of controversy among the neo-fascists. Do we teach children about the pleasures of their bodies and masturbation or do we teach them about the terror of a young girl trying to survive a brutal, murderous regime?"

"We'll go for the former as anyone can write a book about how terrible the nazis were. But adding in the parts about masturbation turns her otherwise fairly interesting diary into a massive literary achievement worthy of the highest praises from the LGBTQ+ community!"