Citizens speak out on book banning at Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community Schools

GARRETT, Ind. (WANE) — Worried citizens packed the Garrett-Keyser-Butler school board meeting on Monday.

This is the first meeting since the ban on six books from their curriculum.

Garrett-Keyser-Butler school board votes to ban 6 books

Residents attended in numbers, voicing their opinions on how the ban could affect students.

Some who spoke during the public comment period feel that this is censoring what students can learn, it takes away from the professional judgement of teachers and librarians, and that it is not setting students up for their futures, along with many other reasons…

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