Friends,
This is not the news I wanted to be reaching out to you with at the start of Pride Month... but since Pride was born out of protest, maybe it truly is fitting.
Please see this URGENT call to action from GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network):
In February of this year, the Principal of Cedar Heights Middle School in Kent removed "Jack of Hearts (and other parts)" by Lev A.C. Rosen (and other books) from the library. The book was the subject of a February 9th Kent School Board meeting and while it is still available, the Kent School District's Instructional Materials Committee has voted in favor of the banning of 'Jack of Hearts'.
This is another attempt to target a marginalized population under the guise of 'protecting children'. It is not an accident that the only books being questioned feature queer people and themes. Queer representation in literature is important and matters to our queer students.
The Kent School Board will be discussing the potential for the banning of this book at their meeting this evening (see below).
