School District Bans ‘Girls Who Code’ Book Series

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A school district in Pennsylvania temporarily banned the Girls Who Code book series for young readers, according to an index of banned books compiled by the free expression non-profit, Pen America. The books are four of more than 1,500 unique book titles that have been banned by various schools across the country after conservative pushes to ban books.

Published 2 months ago · York, United States

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The Guardian

Pennsylvania school district accused of banning Girls Who Code book series

Pen America says Central York school district’s 2021 ban list included coding titles, but officials say material no longer banned

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Business Insider

Girls Who Code founder speaks out after learning that a Pennsylvania school district had banned her books: 'This is about controlling women and it starts with controlling our girls'

"This is an opportunity to realize how big this movement is against our kids and how much we need to fight," Reshma Saujani told Insider.

2 months ago·United States

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Political Wire

School District Bans ‘Girls Who Code’ Book Series

A school district in Pennsylvania has banned the Girls Who Code book series, The Guardian reports.“The series features a group of girls who become friends in their school’s coding club. The series is in partnership with Girls Who Code, a non-profit that runs computer coding clubs and programming in schools for girls.”

2 months ago·New York, United States

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Daily Kos

‘You cannot be what you cannot see’: Conservatives ban 'Girls Who Code’ books

Conservatives across the country just can’t stand for other people to be happy, accept themselves, or achieve great things. In attempts to once again take us a step back in society, conservatives have added more books to their book ban list, including...

2 months ago·United States

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Wonkette

Why Did A Pennsylvania School District Ban 'Girls Who Code' Books?

The answer will in no way surprise you.

2 months ago·United States

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Boing Boing

"Girls who code" book series banned by a Pennsylvania school district

Continuing to demonstrate how evil the Christian Fascist movement is, in the United States, Central York school district in Pennsylvania has banned a popular book series that helps girls learn computer programming. Exactly how is having STEM materials focused on engaging girls "too activist?" Who knows, these people are just salting the earth. The Guardian:…

2 months ago·United States

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