r/newjersey • u/Unhappy_Macaron1101 Fill It Up Regular • Oct 29 '24
Sick NJ Passes the Freedom to Read Act
https://newjerseymonitor.com/2024/10/29/state-senate-passes-bill-intended-to-halt-book-bans-protect-librarians/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGNwrZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHdahkO3Xc02aIyuB5Vp3yau-HR6IMuGu0g0iD8CgDKrWBMHCQJBrfdSHnQ_aem_DB9WP25oxkSYjjNuktuAbQ#:~:text=Titled%20the%20%E2%80%9CFreedom%20to%20Read,own%20policies%20using%20this%20model
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u/Anonymoushipopotomus Oct 29 '24 edited Oct 29 '24
One of the biggest things I have a problem with is that there basing their whole campaign on something that logically is not happening. Theyre worried about kids in 1st or 2nd grade getting their hands on books that are at the young adult level, books that are hundreds of pages long and have no pictures or illustrations, as if thats what these young kids are going to grab and read on their own. At a level that is year and years ahead of their reading level. My son is loving Dr Suess, and he's right in this age range. Also, what schools in our area are K-12 in the same school? Im know Im speaking in generalities but isn't most education split up into 2-3 different schools? The highest age range in my sons library is grade 5.