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Commentary: Do we really want discussion in our schools? Book censorship indicates otherwise

Do you believe in discussion in our schools? Or do you want the schools to discuss just what you believe? That’s the big question that all Americans need to ask themselves right now. And everything — really, everything — hinges on the answer. Witness two recent news stories, both involving book censorship. In Florida, state officials worked with the publisher of a middle school social studies ...
"Gender Queer," a graphic novel about a nonbinary teen sits on a table during the Barrington District 220 school board meeting on Aug. 16, 2022, in Barrington.

Do you believe in discussion in our schools? Or do you want the schools to discuss just what you believe?

That’s the big question that all Americans need to ask themselves right now. And everything — really, everything — hinges on the answer.

Witness two recent news stories, both involving book censorship. In Florida, state officials worked with the publisher of a middle school social studies textbook to remove a passage about Black Lives Matter. A second publisher asked the author of a

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