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|location=Laureldale, PA | |location=Laureldale, PA | ||
|description_of_content=Books in classrooms of middle and high school students. | |description_of_content=Books in classrooms of middle and high school students. | ||
|description_of_incident=Teachers in Muhlenberg School District were asked to inventory their classroom library books. Rating the books' themes as potentially considered: Culturally Insensitive, Ethnically Insensitive, Regioulsly [sic] Insensitive, Gender Insensitive, Offensive” or “Violence, Profanity, Sexual Conent [sic].” | |description_of_incident=Teachers in Muhlenberg School District were asked to inventory their classroom library books. Rating the books' themes as potentially considered: "Culturally Insensitive, Ethnically Insensitive, Regioulsly [sic] Insensitive, Gender Insensitive, Offensive” or “Violence, Profanity, Sexual Conent [sic].” | ||
|description_of_result=School district gave teachers harsh inventory stipulations as well as unreasonable deadlines, forcing the mini libraries to be packed away. The students started an online petition, demanding return of book access. | |description_of_result=School district gave teachers harsh inventory stipulations as well as unreasonable deadlines, forcing the mini libraries to be packed away. The students started an online petition, demanding return of book access. | ||
|source=https://www.change.org/petitions/muhlenberg-school-district-school-board-save-our-books | |source=https://www.change.org/petitions/muhlenberg-school-district-school-board-save-our-books | ||
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