There seems to be quite a bit of controversy about this article in our community. While some of the facts are correct, there is some context that need addressing.
A thread 🧵 businessinsider.com/girls-who-code…
A thread 🧵 businessinsider.com/girls-who-code…
Early last school year, a list of 250+ books was made public. While Girls Who Code was on that list, the books were never removed from library shelves. In fact, Girls Who Code has ALWAYS been strongly supported by our district.
However, when you let far-right extremist set the agenda this is the result. Books like this get out on banned book lists. This was the case with our previous school board. But this story has a happy ending.
Once our community got wind of this, students, educators and parents came together and said ENOUGH! We organized. We went to school board meetings. We made our voice heard. The decision to ban the books was overturned! But we weren’t finished.
We knocked on doors. We talked to neighbors. We made calls. In November of 2021, we VOTED OUT the worst far-right elements that plagued our school board. All in a deep red community that voted 60+% for Trump in the 2020 election!
We’ve come a long way here, but the work is far from over. We talk to our board and administrators and remain vigilant for when those extreme elements will once again rear its ugly head. If this community can do it, so can yours. And you’re not alone. We’re here to help!
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