Salem high schools will keep “Gender Queer” on shelves following grandparent challenge

The graphic novel memoir “Gender Queer” by Maia Kobebe will remain in three Salem-Keizer high school libraries following a challenge by grandparents.

Three Salem high schools will keep copies of the graphic novel “Gender Queer” in their libraries after a district committee voted unanimously against a parent’s request to remove the book.

A seven-person group, including high school educators, the district’s safety coordinator whose job is to prevent child abuse, a city librarian and a…