Katy ISD is reviewing whether Holocaust graphic novels ‘Maus’ and ‘Maus II’ are appropriate for students
Student Cameron Samuels holds a stack of books handed out to their peers in Katy ISD on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, at Seven Lakes High School.ty ISD is now reviewing whether “Maus” and “Maus II,” graphic novels about the holocaust that the students handed out, are appropriate for its school libraries.Katy ISD is reviewing whether “Maus” and “Maus II,” graphic novels about the holocaust, are appropriate for its school libraries, the district confirmed this week.
The Pulitzer-Prize winning book and its sequel by Art Spiegelman, which utilize black and white cartoons of anthropomorphized animals to depict the horrors of the holocaust, are undergoing a review committee process, which was prompted internally, KISD Media Relations Manager Maria Corrales DiPetta said. The school system likely will have a decision on whether the books are appropriate for students early next week, DiPetta said.On HoustonChronicle.
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