Well, folks, it’s happened again. A Florida school district has banned a book about book bans. Yes, you read that right. "Ban This Book" by Alan Gratz has been removed from the Indian River County schools. And yes! I'm serious!
Jennifer Pippin, a local parent and chair of the Moms for Liberty chapter, challenged the book, and the school board voted 3-2 to remove it. The reason? The book allegedly teaches "rebellion of school-board authority." Given the reality that this school board made this decision, it seems that teaching rebellion against this type of action should be the focus of the next mandated "high-quality instructional materials."
Alan Gratz, the author, perfectly captured the absurdity, noting, “They banned the book because it talks about the books that they have banned and because it talks about book banning.” You can’t make this stuff up.
This isn’t just an isolated incident. The American Library Association reports a 92% increase in book censorship efforts in 2023. Thanks Moms! We love your vision of liberty.
So, here we are, living in a world where banning books about book bans is a reality. It would be funny if it weren’t so tragic. Good grief, Florida. Can we please stop proving the point of these books so spectacularly?
To all the parents, educators, and students out there: Keep reading. Keep questioning. And "Moms" can you please ban reading the BustEDpencils Blog and listening to BustEDpencils radio. I need the "bad" press!
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