“I wrote The mountain we climb Gorman wrote that all young people could see themselves in a historical moment. “Since then, I have received countless letters and videos inspired by children The mountain we climb Write their own poems. Depriving children of the opportunity to find their voice in literature is a violation of their right to independent thought and speech.
Representative Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) tweeted in support of GormanCiting The mountain we climb.
“But though democracy may be delayed from time to time, it cannot be defeated forever,” Frost was quoted as saying, “and we will fight and we will win.”
According to Documents published by the Florida Freedom to Read Project And first The Miami Herald reportedThe book was banned at the Bob Graham Education Center in Miami Lakes, after a parent in March said it was “non-educational and implicit.” [sic] Hateful News.” The same parent complained about four books: The ABCs of Black History, Cuban children, Countries in the news: CubaAnd Love for Langston, citing “Sermon” and “CRT”. Oprah Winfrey was incorrectly identified as the author of the complaint The mountain we climb.
Last week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a new set of education laws that require schools to pull challenged books within five days of a complaint, while officials decide whether the material should be permanently banned. DeSantis is expected to announce his 2024 presidential bid on Wednesday.
In a tweet after the release, the Miami-Dade school district said the book was not banned and “remains in the media center as part of the middle grade collection.”
