Letter writers weigh in on Central Bucks politics
Vote out those who put politics first
Wow! I really have not been paying attention to what is happening in our own backyards. Have you? Folks, we now have the makings of a book ban at our Central Bucks public schools. The school board calls it a policy. I call it censorship.
The vague Library Policy 109.2 was approved which allows anyone to raise a concern about a book and potentially have it removed from school libraries. This is very dangerous and a slippery slope. A parent who doesn’t like a book for their child should not be able to eliminate that book for the rest of our kids.
I went to my first-ever school board meeting to understand more. Dozens of teachers, librarians and concerned citizens spoke in opposition — with credentials and facts about the harm this would do to our kids. Pleas were made to vote down this policy, especially given the undercurrent of who is really under attack here — authors who are people of color and topics which include the LGBTQ community, antisemitism and racism.
Yet, the school board voted 6-3 to pass it. Make no mistake, this is about conservatives driving their agenda. And, they do it because they can. As a former corporate executive where people were held accountable for their actions, I find this disgraceful. The only way to change it is to vote them out.
Please start paying attention. And vote these people out. Our kids’ futures depend on it.
Linda M. Davis
Doylestown
Central Bucks isn't alone, it's just in the spotlight
Politics is alive and thriving at all levels of our federal, state and local levels, particularly in school districts where things get hushed up behind closed doors until someone steps up and is heard. Most taxpayers aren’t aware of the numerous issues that are settled without any of them knowing they even took place.
I think every district has experienced this and, on a number of occasions, they have been aired and printed by the news agencies.
It seems there is a fraternity that protects these people by the administrations in these districts and maybe they should be held accountable by the public when they are disclosed.
The Central Bucks School District is now in the spotlight, but it is not alone with these issues.
Robert Lanhan
Feasterville
This article originally appeared on The Intelligencer: Letter writers weigh in on Central Bucks politics
