“I Cannot Let These Doctrines Be The Face of My Education”: Elizabethtown (PA) Students Protest Book Bans
Students in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, are protesting against book bans and curriculum censorship imposed by their school board. The protests have gained momentum as students express their desire for an education free from bias and far-right influences. Activist Kylee Wood has emerged as a prominent voice in the movement, highlighting the impact of these censorship efforts on students' rights to education.
- ▪The Elizabethtown Area School District has faced ongoing book bans and curriculum censorship.
- ▪In October 2025, the school board voted to remove several books from the curriculum, citing mature themes.
- ▪Students have organized protests to oppose the board's censorship agenda and advocate for their educational rights.
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“I Cannot Let These Doctrines Be The Face of My Education”: Elizabethtown (PA) Students Protest Book Bans Kelly Jensen May 20, 2026 LINK COPIED! Share on: Facebook Threads Bluesky .st0{fill:#FFFFFF;} Reddit Viewers who were by turns captivated, infuriated, and motivated by The Librarians documentary may not know there is a second potent documentary that adds to the conversation. An American Pastoral, which released this year, is a film about the spread of the far-right agenda in school boards across the country since 2021. It homes in specifically on Elizabethtown Area School District (EASD) in Pennsylvania, where book bans and curriculum censorship have been raging. Viewers watch the far right takeover of the board, alongside the pushback from educators and community members.
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