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.