The primary focus of the Equity Council and book program was to help address race and racism by introducing students to authors who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC).
Of the 38 books included in the Equity Book Bundle Program, only two were about the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA+) community: Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders, for fifth graders, and Rainbow Revolutionaries: 50 LGBTQ+ People Who Made History by Sarah Prager, for sixth graders. The MCSD responded by suspending their Equity Book Bundle Program and Equity Council during Black History Month. Parents complained because the book was about a transgender child. The student who owned the book wanted to share it with his class, so he asked his teacher to read it. 2022Ī third-grader in the Murray City (UT) School District (MCSD) brought a copy of Kyle Lukoff’s picture book Call Me Max to school. Marshall University does not ban books! The information is provided to let people know what has been banned/challenged elsewhere.
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