Leander ISD has been at the center of book ban controversies in the past.
are calling for certain books to be removed from classrooms, claiming they contain"graphic" and"obscene" material. Parent Perla Hopkins said there are books that are available at a"student's reach" that include racial stereotypes, racial slurs and pornographic depictions.
One example Hopkins gave was a book called The Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison, which is labeled as a semi-autobiography about self-discovery. "We find this to be egregious and just deliberate on the part of the Leander Independent School District," said Hopkins. Hopkins, along with fellow parents and pastors, said their goal is to urge the district to reconsider the reading material in classroom libraries and instructional material. "If I am a Christian or whatever I follow and I don't agree with what you're exposing my children to, that should be something that's very important to you," said fellow parent Prater Gerald.Pastor Richard Vega -- founder of the At His Feet Ministries in Houston -- drove alongside others to the district to raise their concerns before board members, an action he said he has been doing across Texas cities. "School districts that have pornography and extremely racist books within their within their schools that are accessible to minors, which is completely unacceptable by any any means," said Vega. The group alluded to HB 900, which is aimed at banning sexually explicit material in school libraries. The bill was passed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott last year, but has beenKVUE reached out to the district on Thursday ahead of the board meeting, and they simply said that they would be looking forward to hearing their concerns. after parents had deemed the material inappropriate. Some students within the district took action despite the removal and formed a"banned book club."
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