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A school board meeting in New Jersey turned into a public demonstration of support for a high school librarian who's at the center of a controversy over what books kids can read in school.
The North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional School Board was set to vote on whether to approve a contract with North Hunterdon High School librarian Martha Hickson, who has fought multiple attempts to ban books she says are "inappropriate" for students because of their sexual content, the Star-Ledger reports.
More than 100 people showed up at a rally for Hickson on Tuesday, and the meeting was postponed until next week.
Hickson, who was named the New Jersey Library Association's 2023 Librarian of the Year, says she's been targeted by anti-librarians in the district, which covers two high schools and 12 towns.
State Sen.
Andrew Zwicker introduced legislation last year that would prevent public libraries and public schools from banning or restricting access to certain books; the bill was not acted on in the last legislative session and needs to be reintroduced, the Star-Ledger reports.
At Tuesday's meeting, board president Glen Farbanish presented two options: Move the meeting, move the meeting, or have some members of the crowd rotate in and out of Read the Entire Article
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