[Regarding “Exposure to Darkness: School Library Book Bans Come to Buncombe,” April 3, Xpress:]
Are educators the best people to decide what books to ban for student libraries? Absolutely not.
Such decisions should be made by educators, students and parents. Not all educators have their finger on the pulse of what is going on with students and parents. They should not decide what’s best for everyone.
Thanks for letting me share my thoughts.
— Cathy Alexander
Candler
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She conveniently omits childless voters who pay the bill when schools ban books containing contraception. She is correct that professionalism is classist bigotry just like racism, but such bigotry does not apply to childless voters or potentially childless majority school districts.