Check Out Northland Book Ban Club

This exposé from an "alternative" paper feels and smells like the old school Pitch except that it's missing any bite or drama.

Sure, there's a bit of shade thrown the way of this suburban crew that only seems interested in literature they don't like . . . But nothing beyond the online ranting we've already seen & heard.

Check their tale . . .

In the summer, angry parents began commandeering the public comment periods of school board meetings in the Northland. They loudly objected to mask orders, read passages from books in school libraries and called them pornographic, and accused schools of indoctrinating their kids.

Some claimed an affiliation with a new group, the Northland Parent Association. As classes started up in the fall and districts tried to cope with COVID-19 surges, the group played a more prominent and disruptive role.

According to its president, Jay Richmond, the NPA has about 500 members and many more allies.

“We are normal parents who are tired of having our kids being told what to do when it has nothing to do with education,” Richmond says.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Northland Parent Association takes a censorship approach to education

Screenshots from NPA videos and videos of board meetings they attended. // Illustration by Miroslav Pavlovic In the summer, angry parents began commandeering the public comment periods of school board meetings in the Northland. They loudly objected to mask orders, read passages from books in school libraries and called them pornographic, and accused schools of indoctrinating their kids.