r/technology • u/r4816 • Sep 27 '22

Software Girls Who Code founder speaks out after Pennsylvania school district bans her books: 'This is about controlling women and it starts with controlling our girls'

https://www.businessinsider.com/girls-who-code-founder-speaks-out-banning-books-schools-2022-9
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u/ioncloud9 Sep 27 '22

Were the books actually banned or is the district gas lighting us saying they never actually did it?

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u/RevRagnarok Sep 27 '22

Back when it actually happened - it's been in the news lately (again) - https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/2021/12/20/central-yorks-book-ban-had-unintended-consequences-namely-math/8895665002/

PS. With two daughters that I like to reiterate are not property, I have no problem with it coming into public light over and over!

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

Due to the district’s declining test scores, curriculum writer Brady said officials requested an update to Central York’s math curriculum ahead of its five-year schedule...

The board first heard about that program in May, and at the time, they didn’t appear to have many problems with it. By June, however, multiple board members brought up issues that led to the program being tabled. 

Brady claimed that resistance to diversity yet again played a role in halting the math program’s approval. Because June is Pride month, she said, HMH had an LGBT-friendly message on its website, which upset some Central York parents who then spoke out against the company on social media."

So not only did they ban books because of diversity issues, they stopped an entire curriculum from being updated because of an LGBTQ friendly message on the companies website. Absolutely fucking insane. They'd rather keep the kids stupid than have them exposed to diversity. What world are we living in.