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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “These book bans and anti-free speech efforts are designed to be intentionally vague to target teachers.”

On the recordJanuary 29, 2024
These book bans and anti-free speech efforts are designed to be intentionally vague to target teachers.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton claims that book bans are vague and threaten teachers' job security.

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