Dear Editor,
The calendar is slowly ticking toward election day, and with it comes the potential to vastly reshape the future of education in New Jersey. Worrisome trends in allowing political groups to dictate the library collections of schools and youth access to diverse literature have trickled into the state.
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https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/pledge/) This affirmation of the freedom to read and the freedom to learn unhindered by outside forces should be an easy sell. When polled about book bans, Americans were decidedly against them. So, ask your candidates to sign the pledge. If they do not agree that all parents have a right to guide their own children’s reading habits, vote for someone who does.
Cathy DeCampli
Cherry Hill
