100s of books were found trashed outside elementary school with sticky notes explaining rejection reason

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this happened in NY

Spiegel was shocked to discover sticky notes on the books explaining why they had not been approved

A note on The Derby Daredevils stated it was not approved because it “discusses dad being transgender” and “teenage girls having a crush on another girl in class.”

One of the children’s books, Julian is a Mermaid, said “boy questions gender.”

Hundreds of books were recently found in the trash outside a Staten Island elementary school. The books were in boxes labeled “not approved” and were filled with stories featuring LGBTQ+ people, immigrants, and people of color.

On a book entitled We Are Still Here! Native American Truths Everyone Should Know, a note declared, “negative slant on white people.”

And one about a boy living on the U.S.-Mexico border said, “Our country has no room and it’s not fair.”

Parents at the school have also spoken out against banning the books.

“I don’t know why the books would be thrown out,” said Alissa Barakakos. “I want my kid to be a part of the school community where everything is open and honest and kids are being educated.”

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One advocate – Natasha Capers, the director of the Coalition for Educational Justice – was outraged about a trashed Black Panther book being labeled “Witchcraft? Human skulls.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hundreds-of-diverse-not-approved-books-found-trashed-at-elementary-school/ar-BB1kpFYV