The largest school district in Texas is getting pushback from local parents and community activists for allegedly having books in their libraries that contain sexually explicit and profane content.
Several attendees of a March 19 meeting of the Houston Independent School District demanded removal of books such as “A Court of Silver Flames” by Sarah Maas.
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Bonnie Wallace, a legislative liaison for Recover America, attempted to read aloud an explicit excerpt from the book — which is available in some HISD high schools — before she was interrupted by several board members.
Too controversial to read aloud
Before attempting to read the excerpt, Wallace cautioned those attending, “If there are children in the audience, they need to leave.” As she began reading, she was repeatedly warned that doing so would violate decorum and could lead to her expulsion from the meeting.
Wallace angrily replied, “If you don’t like it, remove it … so the children don’t have access to it!”
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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was originally published by Decision Magazine.
