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  It seems such a waste of money when they could be using that for raises instead. That's what our district did with the covid relief money. I feel bad for the teacher in the article as well;
  
  Deer Park Elementary third-grade teacher Magen Wilson said she cried upon learning the direction the state law is sending the district.
  She said throughout her 14 years teaching, she’s put together a set of books in which her students can find themselves, so they can feel the literature includes them. Creating a cookie-cutter selection doesn’t allow for the variety of situations that teachers see, she said.
  “I’m also worried about this situation continuing the narrative that educators can’t be trusted,” Wilson added. “We put a lot of thought and care into choosing books for our students. My library changes every year based on the make-up of the class that I have. Educators are professionals and we need to be treated as such.”
context: We are adding the N-word back into Huck Fin and Tom Sawyer, but removing all references to slavery and poverty. >
  
  So, okay to make one set of students feel bad but not the other set. Got it. Smh. >
  
  astronaut-with-pistol.gif always has been >
  
  True. >
  
  Fascists dumbing down the kids to create uninformed and easily manipulated adults. >
  
  
  The school district announced in a January newsletter that it would be making the $2.9 million purchase, funded by federal coronavirus relief money, in order to comply with new state laws and rules governing the books allowed in school libraries.
  The law requires that all library books and assigned readings be reviewed for content appropriateness by a trained media specialist, and that they be on a list searchable by parents. The State Board of Education extended the law by rule to include classroom books.