Charlotte School District Bans “Banned Book Week”

Charlotte’s NPR affiliate reports:

The American Library Association celebrates Banned Book Week next week — but it’s been banned in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and could face challenges across North Carolina. The library association uses the week to celebrate freedom to read and to talk about attempts to censor books. But at a time when parents’ rights groups across the country are asking that books be removed or restricted, CMS has told principals to cancel any events or messages linked to Banned Book Week.

CMS communications chief Shayla Cannady emailed this message to principals on Friday: “It has come to our attention that some schools have planned events next week October 1-7, to mark the American Library Association’s ‘Banned Book Week.’ If this is the case, all principals are requested to cancel all events and messaging associated with this observance.” Groups that have recently challenged books in North Carolina include Moms for Liberty and Mama Bears of Catawba County.

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At a time when parents’ rights groups across the country are asking that books be removed or restricted, CMS has told principals to cancel any events or messages linked to Banned Book Week. https://t.co/W6gqeG6t4P

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