Moms and dads stormed into the Spotsylvania county town hall, in Virginia, in early November, hell-bent on purging all "objectionable" books from the scholastic jurisdiction. Novels containing any commentary about race, sexuality and sexual content were put under the microscope, as a fresh reactionary panic takes aim at the stacks in high school libraries. "Results for gay, 172. Results for heterosexual, two," said Christina Burris, one of the attending parents, who used the district's literature search function to make her point. The board relented, voting 6-0 to enact a liquidation.
US conservative parents push for book bans – and unintentionally make reading cool again | US education | The Guardian
27 December 2021
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