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Mike Lee: This is not a ban. This is about schools deciding what's appropriate for schoolchildren.

On the recordSeptember 12, 2023
This is not a ban. This is about schools deciding what's appropriate for schoolchildren.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Mike Lee argues that restricting certain books is not censorship but a matter of appropriateness.

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