Elever i Elizabethtown protesterar mot pågående bokutrensningar i skolstyrelsen

Gymnasieelever i Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, har inlett veckovisa protester utanför sin skola för att motsätta sig bokförbud och nedskärningar i biblioteksanslagen från den lokala skolstyrelsen. Aktionerna, som inleddes i januari 2026, fortsätter i takt med att eleverna sätter sig emot nyligen genomförda läroplansändringar.

Elever vid Elizabethtown Area High School har samlats varje vecka sedan den 20 januari 2026 för att protestera mot beslut fattade av skolstyrelsen i Elizabethtown Area School District. I oktober 2025 röstade styrelsen enhälligt för att ta bort titlar som The Glass Castle av Jeannette Walls och The Hate U Give av Angie Thomas från läroplanen med hänvisning till moget innehåll. Ytterligare föreslagna böcker, såsom Turtles All the Way Down av John Green, avvisades också vid ett senare tillfälle.

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