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Students Are Jumping Into The Fray Over Book Bans

ED Surge

Samuels, 18, who uses they/them pronouns, started by beseeching their district to unblock websites like the Trevor Project, a suicide prevention organization for queer youth, and to refrian from banning library books that featured LGBTQ+ characters or dealt with racism.

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Teach Truth, Teach Banned Books

Zinn Education Project

Create a Pop-up Display Create an interactive display for your school or library to promote discussions about the dangers of banned books and efforts to defend the freedom to learn. Library Read-Ins On July 16, 1960, seven students from Sterling High along with college freshman, Jesse Jackson, entered the library and were arrested.

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Book Bans Threaten Public Education

Zinn Education Project

Create a Pop-up Display Create an interactive display for your school or library to promote discussions about the dangers of banned books and efforts to defend the freedom to learn. Library Read-Ins On July 16, 1960, seven students from Sterling High along with college freshman, Jesse Jackson, entered the library and were arrested.

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How Trump executive orders on immigration, transgender rights may affect schools

The Hechinger Report

Its not clear how broadly such an order would be applied and how it might affect schools that respect transgender and non-binary students gender identities or use inclusive curriculums. Trump made opposition to transgender rights and inclusion in public life a centerpiece of his campaign, alongside anti-immigrant rhetoric.