Charlie ReisingerJul 27, 2023
sjvn

God help us. I checked, and this is real.

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2023/07/26/hisd-to-eliminate-librarians-turn-libraries-into-discipline-centers-at-28-campuses/

HISD to eliminate librarians, turn some libraries into discipline centers at 28 campuses

Houston Independent School District will be eliminating librarian positions at 28 schools this upcoming year and utilizing some of the libraries as ‘Team Centers” where kids with behavioral issues will be sent, the district announced.

KPRC Click2Houston
Jul 27, 2023 at 10:24pmWeb
Show threadMycotropicJul 27, 2023
@sjvn admitting that education and books are their enemy is pretty blatant, conservatives and super religious folks used to be more subtle than that!
#EndFacism.#NazisRaus
Show threadDave Lane 🇳🇿Jul 27, 2023
@sjvn large Ugh. Large parts of the land of my birth are farcical dystopias in-the-making, run by people whose righteous ignorance is matched only by their self-importance and pettiness. The Idiocracy is upon us.
Show threadMikeJul 28, 2023

@sjvn Margaret Atwood, you were/are prescient.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Handmaid%27s_Tale_(TV_series)

The Handmaid's Tale (TV series) - Wikipedia

Show threadLuna chanJul 28, 2023
@sjvn
This is wrong on every fucking level.
Show threadGrumbleJul 28, 2023

@sjvn Wow. So much for the school to prison pipeline - just make the school a prison.

Why would a sane society do this to its children?

Show threadChristineSaysHiJul 28, 2023
@sjvn The folks in charge really hate an educated population, don't they.
Show threadJeff CaldwellJul 28, 2023
@sjvn
I haven't been keeping up with HISD like I should, but was this Superintendent put in place after the state takeover of the school district? That would partially explain the sudden shift.
Show threadJeff CaldwellJul 28, 2023

@sjvn
To answer my own question: yep, he's the state's new guy.

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2023/06/28/new-hisd-superintendent-mike-miles-answers-questions-in-first-community-meeting/

HISD Superintendent Mike Miles answers questions in first community meeting

Houston ISD’s new Superintendent Mike Miles answered questions from the community for the first time since he was appointed to the top spot in the state’s largest school district.

KPRC Click2Houston
Show threadLaura G, Sassy 70’sJul 28, 2023
@sjvn Oh, good grief! I loved the school library. So did my kids. This is absurd! 😳
Show threadJudah BrownJul 28, 2023
@sjvn Give me the gosh darn libraries 😭
Show threadJason Petersen (he)Jul 28, 2023
@sjvn feels like something out of Battle Royale
Show threadNeat Moore 🧑🏼‍💻Jul 28, 2023
@sjvn Insanity. I couldn't imagine being a parent and living there.
Show threadFrances LarinaJul 28, 2023

@sjvn

It's like book burning, but in a more slimy manner than using flame.

Show threadJimJul 28, 2023
@sjvn This is awful. My kids had such a unique relationship with the library staff at school. I think it's so beneficial for them.
Show threadJill MinorJul 28, 2023
@sjvn @skry had anyone eliminated my school library it would have been torture *without* a disciplinary space
Show threadskryJul 28, 2023
@jillrhudy @sjvn Same. Luckily my town had a city library too, but libraries were a lifesaver.
Show threadNeil E. HodgesJul 28, 2023
@sjvn Just another step in Texas politicians' goal of turning it into a police state claiming to be "free".