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A Message from Scholastic on U.S. Book Fairs (mediaroom.scholastic.com)
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Scholastic found that it either had to give in to the hardliners who wanted to ban books for children or to not allow that, and they seem to have decided to give in.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

There is now enacted or pending legislation in more than 30 U.S. states prohibiting certain kinds of books from being in schools โ€“ mostly LGBTQIA+ titles and books that engage with the presence of racism in our country. Because Scholastic Book Fairs are invited into schools, where books can be purchased by kids on their own, these laws create an almost impossible dilemma: back away from these titles or risk making teachers, librarians, and volunteers vulnerable to being fired, sued, or prosecuted.

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