Students Slam School Board Over Book Review Order, Say It's Hurting 'Honor Students'

Students have slammed a Texas school board's "book review" order that would allow board members to ban books from district schools without public comment. At least one of the students pointed out that the Granbury Independent School District's (GISD) plan would most hurt "honor students" looking to advance their studies with advanced texts.

The students commented against the policy at a Tuesday meeting of the school board in Granbury, Texas, a town of roughly 11,000 people just southwest of Fort Worth.

"I simply want to emphasize who it is that is upset about this book ban, and it's not just delinquents who want to read smut. It's honor students who want access to the full extent of their education," said a junior who mentioned that she is at the top 3 percent of her class.