School library bill advances, sponsor suggests book burning

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republicans advanced legislation Wednesday that would place more scrutiny over what books are placed in public schools libraries, moments after the bill’s House sponsor said any inappropriate book should be burned.

The measure is just one of several proposals introduced in Tennessee this year designed to impose more scrutiny and transparency in public school libraries amid a national spike in book challenges and bans. School librarians have become the target of scorn from Republican lawmakers pushing for more oversight on materials provided to children — particularly those that touch on racism and LGBTQ issues.

Republican Rep. Jerry Sexton, from Bean Station, introduced a last-minute amendment this week to a school bill that would give the state's textbook commission — which is made up of politically appointed members — veto power over what books end up on school library shelves. Schools would have to provide the commission a list of their library materials.

Democratic Rep. John Ray Clemmons, from Nashville, asked Sexton what he would do with books deemed to be inappropriate.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/school-library-bill-advances-sponsor-235431403.html

[RKP5637]

1. Some places in the US really want to be total hell holes. Hey, I think we've seen this before

and what happened. Also maybe soon the Salem Witch Trials can come back too! Such fun times. Wish we had a "wayback" machine so we could send some of these jerks back in time to where they want to be and what they want. They're pathetic asses.

[Faux pas]

2. Just

one of our many "shithole" states.

[txwhitedove]

3. I was raised to believe books are sacred, not to be handled badly or defaced.

Raised by grandparents in Oklahoma whose parents both made the land run and were hard scrabble farmers. They lived through boom, bust, dust bowl and depression, but my grandpa and grandma both went to college and became teachers. My booster chair was a 6-inch thick 1940's era Websters Dictionary. Books are NOT to be burned.

[paleotn]

4. Can we burn Rethugs instead?

Piease, please, please?!