Schüler in Elizabethtown protestieren gegen anhaltende Buchverbote durch die Schulbehörde

Gymnasiasten in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, protestieren seit Januar 2026 wöchentlich vor ihrer Schule gegen Buchverbote und Kürzungen der Bibliotheksfinanzierung durch die örtliche Schulbehörde. Die Proteste halten an, da sich die Schüler gegen die jüngsten Lehrplanänderungen wehren.

Schüler der Elizabethtown Area High School versammeln sich seit dem 20. Januar 2026 jede Woche, um gegen die Entscheidungen der Schulbehörde des Elizabethtown Area School District zu protestieren. Im Oktober 2025 stimmte das Gremium einstimmig dafür, Titel wie „The Glass Castle“ von Jeannette Walls und „The Hate U Give“ von Angie Thomas aufgrund vermeintlich jugendgefährdender Inhalte aus dem Lehrplan zu streichen. Weitere vorgeschlagene Bücher, darunter „Turtles All the Way Down“ von John Green, wurden später ebenfalls abgelehnt.

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