Texas middle school teacher fired after ‘concerns’ of assigned Anne Frank adaptation

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Texas middle school teacher fired after ‘concerns’ of assigned Anne Frank adaptation
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The book read in the middle school was the 2018 graphic novel, Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation.

“During this period of transition, our administrators and curriculum team will provide heightened support and monitoring in the reading class to ensure continuity in instruction,” the statement said.Advertisement

Anne Frank’s diary, originally published in 1947, has sold more than 30 million copies and has been translated into more than 70 languages. Her diary, written while the Jewish teenager was hiding from Nazis, has been used widely to teach people about the Holocaust and the horrors of the genocide. There are different versions of the diary, some of which omit passages where she wrote about exploring her sexuality. The book read in the middle school was the 2018 graphic novel,The novel, adapted by Ari Folman and illustrated by David Polonsky, stays true to the original text in a tightly packed format. According to KFDM, parents shared concerns about a passage in the novel where the teenaged Frank explores her understanding of male and female genitalia.

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