Educators, lawmakers, activists and faith leaders have launched efforts to teach Black history after a crackdown on more inclusive lesson plans.

Educators, lawmakers, activists and faith leaders have launched efforts to teach Black history after a crackdown on more inclusive lesson plans.

  • BombOmOm@lemmy.worldEnglish
    645·
    1 year ago

    Deciding what reading material is available in schools has been a thing ever since the invention of schools. I bet there is material even you would support not offering in schools.

    • enkers@sh.itjust.works
      201·
      1 year ago

      What a lacklustre straw man. Look, I can completely ignore context too!

      The Disney movie “Ruby Bridges” (banned) and the Anarchist Cookbook (also banned) are way totally completely equally deserving of a ban in schools.

      Here’s the synopsis of the banned movie, btw:

      This film presents the real-life tale of young Ruby Bridges (Chaz Monet), one of the first African-American children to attend an integrated school in the Deep South. At only age 6, Ruby is selected to attend an all-white school in New Orleans, causing an uproar in the racially divided region. Among the people who try to help Ruby adjust to the tense situation are teacher Barbara Henry (Penelope Ann Miller) and Dr. Robert Coles (Kevin Pollak), a child psychiatrist.

      Both banned, therefore exactly the same. Yup.

    • stillwater@lemm.eeEnglish
      62·
      1 year ago

      No, they are literally being banned. This is not a matter of choosing what to have in inventory and it’s basically lying to suggest that’s what banning books is.