Georgia Republican lawmakers passed a law to make it easier to challenge school library books as inappropriate, but few people are using it.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Almost as if it’s not and has never been a fucking problem because librarians do their damn jobs.

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      1 year ago

      One key element restraining complaints: The law only allows parents of current students to challenge books.

      And almost like the people who normally make challenges to books aren’t actually parents.

  • c0c0c0@lemmy.world
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    There has almost certainly already been a chilling effect from similar laws in Florida. Teachers cannot take chances: If they are fired for cause, they often have to move to another state to remain employable in their profession.

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      I read something about how the uncertainty in banning vague topics is actually more harmful than a list of banned material. It’s left up to the teachers discretion and they end up overly cautious because they want to keep their jobs.

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    1 year ago

    I applaud Georgia for actually passing a law that makes sense.

    There’s no reason why anyone who isn’t a parent of a current student should have any right to Object to books in a school’s library.

    They’re already shitting up the public libraries with their senseless challenges.