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librarians could face criminal charges for providing access to some challenged books. The librarians who spoke with, pulling books as soon as they are under review rather than waiting for the completed process, which Foote attributes to political pressure put on public education.
“I think of policies as a contract,” she elaborated. “It's a contract that says this is how we're going to act when we're dealing with this situation. When districts start going outside of their policy it creates distrust.”that there are already robust vetting tools for librarians to select books for school libraries. While they respect parents’ rights to advocate for their child, they believe established policies let “cooler heads prevail.
“To assert that certified school librarians are trying to harm children by putting pornography in libraries is frankly ludicrous. No librarian that I know wants to hurt a child,” they said., “What we do is we contribute to the academic achievement of our campuses and our school systems.”compiled a list of some of the contemporary books being challenged that touch on sexuality, gender identity, abuse, death, racism, and other sensitive subjects that affect the everyday lives of teens.
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