'I'm gutted,' Gorman wrote. 'Robbing children of the chance to find their voices in literature is a violation of their right to free thought and free speech.'
MIAMI — A poem written for President Joe Biden's inauguration has been placed on a restricted list at a South Florida elementary school after one parent's complaint.
While book bans are not new, they are happening much more frequently, especially in Florida — where Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has championed policies that allow the censorship of books some have deemed inappropriate for children in schools, causing national uproar. After her complaint, a materials review committee made up of three teachers, a library media specialist, a guidance counselor and the principal, determined one of the books in question was balanced and age appropriate, and would remain available for all students, the newspaper reported.
In the poem, called"The Hill We Climb," Gorman references everything from Biblical scripture to"Hamilton," and at times echoes the oratory of John F. Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. With urgency and assertion she begins by asking,"Where can we find light/In this never-ending shade?" and used her own poetry and life story as an answer.
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