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Your Voice Matters

Hello.
It is no secret that special interest groups, politicians, and school boards all over the country are targeting young people of color and those in the LGBTQ+ community by challenging, banning, and removing books that help those students and their families feel seen and included in their schools and communities. These bans are attempting to make bigoted voices the loudest in our communities. Well-trained and experienced librarians and teachers are trying their best to do the jobs they were trained to do. Parents are fighting to keep inclusion. But they are often outnumbered at meetings by a vocal minority. As we have seen in many of these battles, it’s going to take passionate student voices to stop a small yet loud group of people from limiting our education and from hurting students of color and those who identify as LGBTQ+.

Young people—your voice matters more than ever. And we need you to speak up for your friends and classmates. ❤️

Click below for a sample letter to your school board. Copy and paste and fill in your relevant details. Don’t be scared. Your school board was elected to serve YOU, not the special interests of random adults in your community who are using your schools and your education as a political battleground.

As time goes on, I will continue to provide resources like these letters so you can help your community stay safe for your friends and welcoming to all types of students—which is how public schools should be.

Thank you.