Thread by @cjtackett

Students and parents lined up to speak out against removing books from Granbury ISD libraries. This was the response from the superintendent.

Looks like we are being called gaslighters and radicals. Projection perhaps?

When Granbury ISD is looking to “review books”, here is the list they are looking at. It’s 125 books directly from the Krause list (you have to assume they were the ones GISD had from the full list) and 5 I guess they stumbled upon. (1/2)

When Granbury ISD is looking to “review books”, here is the list they are looking at. It’s 125 books directly from the Krause list (you have to assume they were the ones GISD had from the full list) and 5 I guess they stumbled upon. (2/2)

We know that’s where the “book review” starts. But where does it go from here? The board last night changed the Local board policy to allow them to pull books off the shelf prior to a review process, making it a restriction for all kids, not just for a parent who complains.

Granbury ISD sophomore speaking out against books being pulled off of school library shelves. 👏

Granbury ISD senior @kennedyytackett, who created a petition to push back on removing books, speaking at the board meeting. 👏

Granbury ISD junior, speaking out against the school district looking to remove books from the shelves of school libraries 👏

Granbury community member making some good points about why we shouldn’t be removing books off of school library shelves 👏

Granbury ISD parent speaking out against pulling books from school library shelves 👏

.@mentack read the district’s policy to them on the requirements for removing books. They changed the policy later in the meeting to allow them to remove books prior to a review, and for all kids, not just a parent with a concern.

This is me, addressing the board, trying to draw connections between the people advocating for banning books being the same ones attempting to tear down public education, and we are apparently willingly running down the path those folks want us on.

And because I talked too much to fit into one tweet, here are the second part of my comments to the Granbury ISD school board, who are looking to remove books from school library shelves, following the Krause list (and perhaps more).

Granbury ISD senior speaking out against books being removed from shelves on schools libraries, and why it matters to her 👏

Former counselor Susan Wood (who ran for school board in 2021) speaking out against removing books from the shelves in Granbury ISD libraries 👏

I’ve cut all of the above into one video. Please watch and share.

Shining the light is important.

Granbury ISD is reviewing books for library removal HD 720p

The Granbury ISD Superintendent from the first tweet in this thread spoke at the Hood County Republican Club the next night, 1/25/2022.

Here is some of what he had to say (1/?)

Part 2 of the Granbury ISD Superintendent from the first tweet in this thread speaking at the Hood County Republican Club the next night, 1/25/2022.
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Part 3 of the Granbury ISD Superintendent from the first tweet in this thread speaking at the Hood County Republican Club the next night, 1/25/2022.
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Part 4 of the Granbury ISD Superintendent from the first tweet in this thread speaking at the Hood County Republican Club the next night, 1/25/2022.

"Let's talk about CRT"
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Part 5.1 of the Granbury ISD Superintendent from the first tweet in this thread speaking at the Hood County Republican Club the next night, 1/25/2022.

This clip and the next are continuous, but I had to break them to fit on Twitter, so watch both
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Part 5.2 of the Granbury ISD Superintendent from the first tweet in this thread speaking at the Hood County Republican Club the next night, 1/25/2022.

This clip and the one before are continuous, but I had to break them to fit on Twitter, so make sure you watch both
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Final part of the Granbury ISD Superintendent from the first tweet in this thread speaking at the Hood County Republican Club the next night, 1/25/2022.

"They don't believe in the same America that you and I grew up in"
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Here is the full compilation of the Granbury ISD Superintendent speaking at the Hood County Republican Club on 1/25/2022.

As this continues, today they started pulling more books from the High School. “They” in the second paragraph = Superintendent.

https://twitter.com/cjtackett/status/1486788612511383553

You know those kids who spoke at the school board meeting and lit things up? They are embracing what they were called, “radicals” and “gaslighters”.

They created shirts, and 100% of the proceeds will go to the Freedom to Read Foundation. #FReadom customink.com/fundraising/im…