Banned books
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PublishedAugust 16, 2023
Books banned in other states fuel Vermont lieutenant governor’s reading tour
As some states ban or restrict certain books in schools and libraries, Vermont’s lieutenant governor is on a statewide banned book reading tour, highlighting what he calls the importance of representation, free speech, open dialogue and exchange of ideas.
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PublishedMay 10, 2023
Windham teachers feel impact of heated book challenge controversy
Staff members are becoming reluctant to respond to harassment of LGBTQ+ students out of concern they will be targeted, and they have been on the receiving end of harassment themselves.
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PublishedApril 26, 2023
Book challenges in Windham fuel harassment at school, LGBTQ+ students say
Challenges to eight controversial books in RSU 14 have created an environment that allows more bullying to take place, the students say.
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PublishedApril 6, 2023
Guest column: Hands off our books
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PublishedApril 5, 2023
Bonny Eagle school district temporarily removes 8 books from library pending review
After hearing complaints from parents that the books contain inappropriate content, the board took the unusual move of removing them before undertaking a review process.
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PublishedApril 5, 2023
Review committee recommends keeping ‘Gender Queer’ at Windham High School library
The recommendation comes amid another stormy debate about book challenges in RSU 14.
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PublishedApril 2, 2023
Our View: Attempts at book banning must be shut down
The national campaign to harass and censor school librarians has no place in Maine.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2023
Commentary: Parents seeking book bans want control – to a point
They’ll deny professional educators their decision-making responsibility in this one respect. Anything after that would be inconvenient.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2023
Commentary: Where democracy won in 2022
Make no mistake, extremist threats haven’t gone away – but it was also the year when ‘the good guys struck back.’
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2023
Commentary: Bookstores are a refuge for freedom of speech while censors wage battle
If you make yourself available to the experience, a bookstore is a magical space, a site of resistance against ‘the attention economy.’
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