And here I thought I was the only one such a thing could happen to! 😆

As in dressed for a duel?

This is exactly the mindset I’m taking as well. I’m not sure people understand that there’s no returning to the the status quo. In the meantime, we just have to keep doing the work and fighting the good fight. Thanks again for the chat tonight. It was definitely cathartic.

I agree with 100%. I’ve not experienced anything quite like what I’m seeing in my career. The damage that’s being inflicted on education at all levels is frightening.

This is a hard one. As the US is not a signatory to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and several states have had court cases that do not guarantee a right to an education--or a right to literacy--the short answer is no. They do, though, retain free speech rights in schools. #literacies

Same, Lexi! Aetornormativity is an issue that needs to be acknowledged and accounted for more often in discussions about book banning. #literacies

This strikes a chord, Mary.

In one instance, administrators at a local high school required that English teachers use only the district approved textbook. Beyond that, they’re not permitted to bring in stand alone works of fiction or allow for student choice reading.

Reading this question, I couldn’t help but think of the the emphasis political operatives and think tanks place on “parental rights” and “parental choice.” This ideology is evident in arguments for school vouchers as well as efforts to remove books from libraries and classrooms.

We’ve experienced this in Arkansas. Due to concern about the potential for challenges, some teachers are electing to remove any books that could elicit pushback from parents-and in some cases, other teachers. #literacies

The only time I’ve experienced censorship on a larger scale involved a parent who sought to remove a play from our high school literature curriculum that she objected to. Initially, school administrators complied, but they reversed course due to pressure from the department.

Thank you! I’m excited for the chat. I haven’t participated in one of these since Rocket Man drove me off the platform formerly known as Twitter.