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“Whether you vote for the candidate directly, or vote for the official who appoints them, you have the power. You must use it,” Body writes.
“Politicization happens when candidates connected with deep pockets use hardline partisanship and, often, religion to incite fear about decisions affecting our children,” Becky Glover writes.
“Book banning is not a new problem in this country,” Erica Goldberg writes. “Even though the government has discretion to control what’s taught in school, the First Amendment ensures the right of free speech to those who want to protest what’s happening in schools.”
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