I joined the parent media committee at my son’s Metro Atlanta elementary school this year. This group makes the first decisions about what books are allowed in the library and, if necessary, goes on to argue and defend those decisions. We have our first meeting in a couple weeks and while I’m hoping there are no objections to any books, I’m ready for a fight.
If you’re a parent who supports book accessibility in schools, I encourage you to find out if your school has a similar committee you can join. We need to make sure that the reasonable voices are just as loud as those who want to ban books.
And this is why elementary level libraries have different books than middle or HS libraries. Most elementary students aren’t interested in reading this either as it doesn’t relate to their life experiences, it does relate to the experiences of middle and high school students. We don’t put To Kill A Mockingbird in elementary libraries either
I joined the parent media committee at my son’s Metro Atlanta elementary school this year. This group makes the first decisions about what books are allowed in the library and, if necessary, goes on to argue and defend those decisions. We have our first meeting in a couple weeks and while I’m hoping there are no objections to any books, I’m ready for a fight.
If you’re a parent who supports book accessibility in schools, I encourage you to find out if your school has a similar committee you can join. We need to make sure that the reasonable voices are just as loud as those who want to ban books.
I fucking hate that you can’t award gold anymore. You are doing amazing things for the world.
Make sure you read the books
This particular one is definitely not appropriate for elementary schoolers.
It’s not meant for elementary schoolers, either. It’s a YA novel. What weirdo thinks YA is aimed at 6-10 year olds?
And this is why elementary level libraries have different books than middle or HS libraries. Most elementary students aren’t interested in reading this either as it doesn’t relate to their life experiences, it does relate to the experiences of middle and high school students. We don’t put To Kill A Mockingbird in elementary libraries either
This is it. Regulatory capture works both ways 🤘🏻