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Book Banning in the San Ramon Valley

What about teaching students how to think for themselves?

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA.) - San Ramon Valley Unified School District in California is embroiled in a growing nationwide debate over book bans. Around the country, parents are increasingly clashing with librarians and school districts over book bans, demanding titles they find inappropriate — often with LGBTQ content — be removed from shelves.

The main purpose of education is to help students become critical thinkers.