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William Lindsey :toad:

"The 2022-23 school year has been marked to date by an escalation of book bans and censorship in classrooms and school libraries across the United States. ...

These efforts to chill speech are part of the ongoing nationwide 'Ed Scare' — a campaign to foment anxiety and anger with the goal of suppressing free expression in public education."

~ PEN America


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PEN AmericaBanned in the USA - PEN AmericaIn this 2023 banned books update, PEN America recorded more book bans during the fall 2022 semester than in each of the prior two semesters.
Apr 24, 2023, 02:29 PM·Public·Web
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William Lindsey :toad:

"As book bans escalate, coupled with the proliferation of legislative efforts to restrict teaching about topics such as race, gender, American history, and LGBTQ+ identities, the freedom to read, learn, and think continues to be undermined for students."


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