“I’m against censorship and for quality, age appropriate curriculum for sure. Our teachers do a wonderful job doing that and I trust they will continue. I agree it’s important to put the appropriate books in the appropriate section. I’m very concerned that some people speak out and say that there’s smut and pornography in our schools and they hide behind that and start to erase our marginalized and vulnerable communities, erasing history and erasing their experiences. Not all books are comfortable to read. People’s experiences are hard. People have tough things that happen to them and they persevere and they go through that. It is important for kids to be able to see their own experiences reflected in literature. If you start censoring and banning books you go down the slippery slope of what the Nazis did.” Read more here.
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