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jzfriedmanJonathan Friedman 📚@jzfriedman·
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"I will not ethically erase Black and LGBTQ voices." Powerful testimony from @WillieETCarver, KY teacher of the year, resigning b/c he cannot remain teaching amid the current moral panic. "School is traumatic, LGBTQ students are trying to survive it." https://oversight.house.gov/legislation/hearings/free-speech-under-attack-part-ii-curriculum-sabotage-and-classroom-censorship

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"Hatred is politically protected now." At today's hearing, teachers share stories of books being pulled from shelves, schools refusing to defend and support inclusive teaching staff, and vulnerable students feeling more unsafe than ever. #EdScare

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PEN America CEO @SuzanneNossel delivers her testimony at this morning’s hearing on censorship in schools. 1/x

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