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‘Disrupt Texts’ Aims To Scrub Schools Of ‘Violent’, Hateful Classic Literature

Emily Zanotti
‘Disrupt Texts’ Aims To Scrub Schools Of ‘Violent’, Hateful Classic Literature
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A group of teachers is working to “deny children access to literature,” according to The Wall Street Journal, under the guise of eliminating racism, sexism, and hate speech from K-12 curriculums — and the project is set on winning out some of history’s most influential texts.

The project, called “#DisruptTexts,” is largely the work of “Twitter agitators” and critical race theory specialists who have found a home in America’s public schools, the WSJ reports, but it has the support of individuals with access to influential publications like School Library Journal that have an impact on choices made in school districts across the country.

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