It's not about the kids. It's about creating such havoc in public schools that they're

able to say why are we paying tax money to this institution that isn't doing its job.

The cries to poll books from school libraries and curricula are for who exactly?

From WNYC in New York, this is on the media. I'm Brooke Gladstone. Meet the parents.

The parents have lost their voice to represent themselves and their children. So we're bringing

our own chairs to the table. Right, and we're going to claim those seats.

The pandemic has brunn brutal on disruptions to childcare and so politicians find electoral

gold in the parents' rights cost. Plus, the student who took his book banning school board

all the way to the Supreme Court. It's almost meant to be. I was born to be the plaintiff

in this case. It's all coming up after this.

From WNYC in New York, this is on the media. I'm Brooke Gladstone. According to Penn

America, in the past month state legislatures introduced or prefiled 71 bills limiting

school curricula, bringing the past year's total to 122 bills in 33 states. 12 have already

become law and 88 are currently being decided.

The bills run the gamut in subject, but a lot of the book challenges come down to sex.

Like an Oklahoma bill prohibiting schools from carrying books addressing sex and gender

identity. That one was introduced by state Senator Rob Standrich.

A lot of these are alternative lifestyles with some of them are not. What I think parents

are concerned about is the over-sexualization of their children. Why are they not involved

in what books are shown to their children in the library?

In Texas, school districts are reviewing a list of more than 850 books from state representative

Matt Krause for material that quote might make students feel discomfort, guilt, anguish,

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