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fromLGBTQ Nation
1 day ago

"Political violence!": Chaotic school board meeting descends into screaming match over Stonewall - LGBTQ Nation

A Wisconsin school board voted 7-1 to remove a student performance honoring Marsha P. Johnson after heated public backlash.
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fromThe Mercury News
4 months ago

Rejection of award-winning novel for Sonoma County high school class sparks debate about censorship

A Windsor school board blocked teaching Scythe, citing concerns that depictions of state-sanctioned killings and suicide could be triggering for students.
fromwww.redlandsdailyfacts.com
5 months ago

Why two books by prominent Black authors could be pulled from a California school library

Morrison's debut novel, published in 1970, addresses racism, beauty standards, child abuse and sexual abuse through the eyes of 11-year-old Pecola in the years after the Great Depression. The novel was listed among the top 10 most banned books of 2024 by the American Library Association. The book was challenged in the Bonita Unified School District in 2023, but the school board decided to keep it on shelves.
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