Credit to KCUR for getting up close & personal with a family impacted by politicized push back against metro school libraries . . .
Here's part of the story . . .
"Art Smith, the parent of a nonbinary child, said the the Independence School District’s removal of a book including a non-binary character makes it hard for kids like his to feel welcome. Other parents say the book isn’t age-appropriate."
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
Independence parents divided on school board banning book over a nonbinary character
Parents packed the Independence Board of Education meeting on Tuesday night, divided over the district's removal of a book that includes a nonbinary character. The Independence School Board voted last month to remove "Cats vs. Robots Volume 1: This is War" from its elementary school libraries.
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