Texas school district agrees to remove ‘Anne Frank’s Diary,’ ‘Maus’ and 670 other books after right-wing group’s complaint
The district in the Rio Grande Valley immediately agreed with activists who said the books were “filthy and evil"
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Fast Forward ‘Maus’ evades a ban in Iowa after school district cites ‘ambiguity’ in new state law
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