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As a North Carolina mom, I am appalled that the legislature is attempting to take such action to limit students access to literature. Access to literature by diverse voices representing different cultures, view points, histories, and tragedies promotes critical-thinking and empathy. Librarians are trained experts in developmental appropriate materials and I strongly encourage parents to be informed about the content of the books your children read, from school libraries or elsewhere, that is where the decision to limit access should be made. Not by political players and interest group funded committees that often request banning based on out of context quotes and misinformation.
Logan supported: Stop the Book Bans in North Carolina. Hands Off Our Libraries!Banning books regardless of how bad the ideas in them could be is against free speech along with gives credibility to the book that's banned. Libraries and Museums should be protected at all costs as culture and free ideas are the foundations of being American.
Jesse supported: Stop the Book Bans in North Carolina. Hands Off Our Libraries!My kids deserve the chance to read books my wife and I deem appropriate, that includes most of the books that you want banned. Let kids read. If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear, right?
Kasey supported: Stop the Book Bans in North Carolina. Hands Off Our Libraries!Please, if I don’t want my kids to read certain books, I can address that with them. I DO NOT have the right to make that decision for anyone else. Instead of being scared of exposing children to thought provoking books that encourage them to think, it would be more beneficial to address an issue that definitely harms children -guns.
Jana supported: Stop the Book Bans in North Carolina. Hands Off Our Libraries!Most of the bans include the removal of my students' heritage and culture. To remove history and the people who were and still are affected is to wipe away their existence. Everyone's story matters especially if it is history we should make sure will not be repeated. Every Book, its reader! Every book in a library should find a reader, maximizing the use of the library's resources. Libraries should strive to connect every book with its potential reader, ensuring each book is used to its full potential, creating life-long learners.
Jovanna supported: Stop the Book Bans in North Carolina. Hands Off Our Libraries!The most important investment a society can make in its people is in the education of the people. We in the U.S. are already some of the most uneducated people in the world. That is not something inherent in us, but something being done to us. This is why we are so easily manipulated by the ruling class.
If we want to achieve our greatest potential, we have to prioritize the education of every person in the nation, the young, the old, and everyone in between.
There's only one, bipartisan class of people that fears an educated working class, and as George Carlin said, you ain't in it. An uneducated population is easy to exploit and easy to control.
We are in a class war, whether we like it or not, and the most valuable tools we have are our education and our solidarity with one another.
Read the books you've been taught to fear, as our youth are doing now, even if they do end up banning them all. Sharpen your mind and your spirit. This rotten U.S. empire is crumbling, and the increasing repression by the state is only a sign of its weakness, never its strength. A great man once said the U.S. empire is a paper tiger. Don't let it scare you into submission.
Samuel supported: Stop the Book Bans in North Carolina. Hands Off Our Libraries!Banning books is not going to stop anyone- in fact, especially for teens, it’ll make them even more appealing!
Reading ALL kinds of books teaches thinking, which is definitely needed in these times!
Kathleen supported: Stop the Book Bans in North Carolina. Hands Off Our Libraries!When schools like Fabion are doing a great job for kids they shouldn't be closed. You can't keep the same good school culture by moving the teachers. Smaller schools help put students first and keep them invested. Smaller schools are also better for teachers and teacher retention is top priority for better student success.
Sara supported: Build the Future Without Destroying the PresentI grew up in LISD schools. My very first one was Faubion Kinder-5th and LOVED it. That is one of my core memories is going to my first elementary. It's where I met my best friends, where I had all of my class parties, fun festivals on the weekends with my family and so many more memories. The list could go on and on. I work at Faubion and it brings back so many memories every day walking through those halls. Seeing where my old classrooms are, the stage in the gym that I walked across at 6 years old to graduate Kindergarten, the cafeteria I used to eat lunch in and the playscape that's still there that I used to play on. Please save our school.
Kandace supported: Build the Future Without Destroying the PresentLaura Bush Elementary School holds deep value for our community, and I strongly oppose its closure. LISD should seriously consider adopting a small school model rather than continuing the unsustainable cycle of closing existing schools only to open new ones later. This approach is short-sighted and disruptive. A mature community naturally experiences generational shifts, and it takes time for a new wave of children to enter the school system. Preserving neighborhood schools like Laura Bush Elementary is essential for long-term stability and community continuity.
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