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How book restrictions are playing out in Indiana schools

Season 2024 Episode 224 | 9m 02s

Over the last few years, parents and a network of organized conservative groups have put pressure on public schools and community libraries across the country to remove certain books from their collections. In Indiana, teachers may even be charged with a crime for providing books deemed “harmful.” WFYI’s Lee Gaines reports.

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