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Hanover County School Board receives list of proposed book bans weeks after announcing proposal
HANOVER COUNTY
Hanover County School Board receives list of proposed book bans weeks after announcing proposed new review policy
by: Sierra Krug
Posted: May 23, 2023 / 07:10 PM EDT
Updated: May 23, 2023 / 07:10 PM EDT
HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Within weeks of introducing a new proposed system for seeking the removal of books in county schools, the Hanover County School Board received a lengthy list of books an organization wants off school library shelves.
The list proposed the banning of around 100 books, but it also included a note saying it is “just a beginning.” This rhetoric has some parents questioning how far the list will expand.
One of the Hanover County School Board’s recent proposed book review policy changes would have any books accused of being “vulgar” or “obscene” immediately removed from schools while under review. Community members like Shoshanah Spiggle worry this guidance will be taken advantage of. ... “We have seen this before,” Spiggle said. “The Nazis have tried to burn books and erased the contents of those books.”
The group who submitted the proposed ban-list highlighted reasons ranging from content like “alternate gender ideologies” and “controversial social and racial commentaries,” to “alternate sexualities” and “self-harm.”
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Hanover County School Board receives list of proposed book bans weeks after announcing proposed new review policy
by: Sierra Krug
Posted: May 23, 2023 / 07:10 PM EDT
Updated: May 23, 2023 / 07:10 PM EDT
HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Within weeks of introducing a new proposed system for seeking the removal of books in county schools, the Hanover County School Board received a lengthy list of books an organization wants off school library shelves.
The list proposed the banning of around 100 books, but it also included a note saying it is “just a beginning.” This rhetoric has some parents questioning how far the list will expand.
One of the Hanover County School Board’s recent proposed book review policy changes would have any books accused of being “vulgar” or “obscene” immediately removed from schools while under review. Community members like Shoshanah Spiggle worry this guidance will be taken advantage of. ... “We have seen this before,” Spiggle said. “The Nazis have tried to burn books and erased the contents of those books.”
The group who submitted the proposed ban-list highlighted reasons ranging from content like “alternate gender ideologies” and “controversial social and racial commentaries,” to “alternate sexualities” and “self-harm.”
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Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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