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Houston ISD to eliminate librarians and convert libraries into disciplinary centers at NES schools (abc13.com)
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Students at dozens of Houston ISD schools will return in a few weeks without librarians and to former libraries that have been converted into disciplinary spaces.

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[โ€“] SulaymanF 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Am I misreading this? Schools without libraries?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Schools where the libraries are now "detention", yes.

Former library spaces at some schools will be converted into rooms where students who misbehave will be relocated to watch lessons virtually, work alone, or in groups with differentiated lessons. Books will remain on shelves and students will still be able to borrow books on a honor code system.

But it actually gets worse:

"It's sending an entirely wrong message. Five years from now, that student who was sent to the Zoom Room (former name for Team Center) in the library, may associate reading and libraries with a punishment," said [Deborah] Hall.

Imagine if going to detention meant being surrounded by books: You'd grow up to hate books.