Re:Book Ban Efforts Spread Across the U.S.
by smt88 on Sunday January 30, 2022 @08:22PM
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In many of these cases, it is a literal ban.
> It's only when someone else meddles with their choices that it becomes banning and censorship.
That is exactly what this article is about. Legislators are making it a criminal offense for teachers to teach certain books.
From the article:
> "Such challenges have long been a staple of school board meetings, but it isn’t just their frequency that has changed, according to educators, librarians and free-speech advocates — it is also the tactics behind them and the venues where they play out. Conservative groups in particular, fueled by social media, are now pushing the challenges into statehouses, law enforcement and political races."
> It's only when someone else meddles with their choices that it becomes banning and censorship.
That is exactly what this article is about. Legislators are making it a criminal offense for teachers to teach certain books.
From the article:
> "Such challenges have long been a staple of school board meetings, but it isn’t just their frequency that has changed, according to educators, librarians and free-speech advocates — it is also the tactics behind them and the venues where they play out. Conservative groups in particular, fueled by social media, are now pushing the challenges into statehouses, law enforcement and political races."