Food for Thought Is on the Menu for Banned Books Week in Bucks County
From book clubs to parades, there’s something for everyone who is concerned with literary censorship in public schools.
From book clubs to parades, there’s something for everyone who is concerned with literary censorship in public schools.
As the school year begins, students and teachers are fighting back against an onslaught of attacks on antiracist and LGBTQ education.
Many school districts in Bucks County and around the nation are taking steps to inhibit learning by banning certain subjects and mistrusting the professional integrity of educators.
Given the growing belief in conspiracy theories in Bucks County, local school districts would be wise to review UNESCO’s new report: “Addressing Conspiracy Theories: What Teachers Need to Know.”
More than half of Americans can’t name a single prominent Asian American. Teaching our stories can help spread awareness, and stem hate.
“On its face, it violates the First Amendment protections guaranteed to students and the case law that has interpreted that right,” said Maura McInerney, the legal director of the Education Law Center of Pennsylvania.
Despite the decades and distance, the rise in attempts to ban and censor books in America in 2022 looks an awful lot like what South African censors did during apartheid.
Pennsylvania has a system that is “inadequate, it’s inequitable, it’s illogical.”
They rallied against COVID-19 safety protocols and now they are proposing book bans and censorship. What’s next?
He is also enlisting FBI, AFT, ICE, DEA, and U.S. Marshals Service agents to assist in his plans to purge the city of its homeless population and crack down on crime.
“When communities lose access to independent journalism, transparency erodes, civic engagement declines, and government becomes less accountable to the people it serves,” said Rabb.
Chester County state Rep. Paul Friel is the prime sponsor of the Pennsylvania’s Officer Visibility Act and the proposed bill has seven co-sponsors so far (though none from Bucks County).
“All of Christ for All of Life,” Hegseth wrote on X, reposting a CNN interview with Doug Wilson and other CREC pastors.
Much of the night in Richlandtown was spent talking about topics such as health care, jobs, housing, and public service.