An Oklahoma teacher says she resigned over a state law requiring teachers to censor books in classroom libraries

Summer Boismier, who was an English teacher at Norman High School, told CNN that before the start of the school year, English teachers in the district were asked to review the books in their classroom libraries to see which might"elicit challenges," in relation to an Oklahoma law that restricts teaching about race and gender.Teachers, including herself, often personally fill and fund classroom libraries, which she called an"absolutely vital" resource, she said.

Boismier told CNN the district said officials felt the label on the QR code somehow made it made it forbidden and we don't want to encourage students to break the law.

I am still waiting for them to ban the Bible. A complete book of fiction written by people who are scammers.

If you have anything to say other than this is wrong, check yourself.

Dis you notice how deceptively put the book '12 Angry Men' in the picture for the story? That definitely wasn't one of the books they banned. This is why nobody consumes your info and why you fail at every turn as a news source You're terrible liars.

Horrible! Are these radical red state’s going to move on to stoning educators to death in the town square?

She is upset that the state does not want her to bring her politics into the classroom 🙄🤕❄️

It's becoming a Republican police state.

Sad news for such book worm as i am.

Oklahoma is a terrible state, worse than Texas

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Ok bye bye! One at a time.

Thank god she’s not teaching anymore

I respect her moxie but not her views.

Shut up and teach!

🤷 oh well

I assume this is about Critical Race Theory and LGBTQIA+ 'pedophila?' CRT is too controversial even for me to make my open opinion on. However, LGBT people have been against pedophilia and zoophilia ever since. Pedos who calls themselves a 'MAP' aren't welcomed, EVER.

I have an English Cert, but my bwood on my hans scary to falcoty and the big kids haf bwood on Hans too! dey say my body armor make me monster, but widdle kids bring armor to school because they scarwd! THEY HIRE WRONG TEACHERS!

Sorry this doesn't have a job now,but gonna support someone who stands by their principles.

Yes. Piracy is wrong. You should pay the author. You want books? Go buy books for your students.

I don’t have time to read the article but if I’m wrong let me know but she looks like a total whack job left wing liberal. If she’s not I apologize

My 9 year old brought home a book from her school library last week that is wildly inappropriate for her age. I was mildly amused and told her I'd give her 10 bucks if she read the whole thing. (It is Wicked and if it ignites a love of reading then great!)

Banning books. It's what fascists do.

Don't forget OK's crappy teacher pay, and harassing parents/lack of support, either, plz. Its not a shortage of teachers. Its a shortage of teachers who want to go into teaching.

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