Tennessee school board removes 'adult-oriented' graphic novel about the Holocaust

A Tennessee school board voted to remove the graphic novel “Maus" from an eighth grade language arts curriculum due to concerns that the book's profanity, nudity, violence and suicide make the book “too adult-oriented” for school. The book's author has condemned the move as “Orwellian,” but a rabbi defended the move in comments to Fox News Digital.

"We do not diminish the value of Maus as an impactful and meaningful piece of literature, nor do we dispute the importance of teaching our children the historical and moral lessons and realities of the Holocaust," the board added. "To the contrary, we have asked our administrators to find other works that accomplish the same educational goals in a more age-appropriate fashion."