A single parent can silence an author.
the young woman who spoke at President Biden's inauguration
, is speaking out after her poem “The Hill We Climb” was removed from the library at a Florida elementary school. Spurred by just one parent's complaint, the school will no longer make the poem available to students, sparking outrage and disbelief. In a statement posted to Instagram, Gorman gave context to the issue, writing, “Book bans aren't new. But they have been on the rise…often all it takes to remove these works from our libraries and schools is a single objection. And let's be clear: most of the forbidden works are by authors who have struggled for generations to get on bookshelves. The majority of these censored works are by queer and non-white voices.
Amanda Gorman's post attracted a number of comments praising her for speaking out and expressing disgust at the decision to remove the poem in the first place. She also directed readers to a fundraiser for a lawsuit to challenge these types of restrictions. Oh, and by the by, if you or someone you know just happens to be in Florida, you're still allowed to read websites !
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