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Banning books: Growing trend raises concerns
Clip: 9/26/2022 | 4m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
Report found 2,500-plus instances of books banned from public schools in 2021-22
The issues of book banning in schools and libraries in New Jersey and across the country has become increasingly prevalent, especially for controversial topics like race, gender and sexual preference. PEN America’s report, “Banned in the USA,” found more than 2,500 instances of books being banned from public schools during the 2021-22 school year, affecting nearly 4 million students.
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Banning books: Growing trend raises concerns
Clip: 9/26/2022 | 4m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
The issues of book banning in schools and libraries in New Jersey and across the country has become increasingly prevalent, especially for controversial topics like race, gender and sexual preference. PEN America’s report, “Banned in the USA,” found more than 2,500 instances of books being banned from public schools during the 2021-22 school year, affecting nearly 4 million students.
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Atlantic hurricane season heats up as Ian threatens Florida
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Clip: 9/26/2022 | 3m 59s | State Climatologist David Robinson explains why hurricane activity is picking up (3m 59s)
Cleanup begins of illegal toxic dump in Camden
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Clip: 9/26/2022 | 1m 13s | Rsidents complained for years of effects on their health (1m 13s)
High school footballers' deaths renew sports risks debate
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Clip: 9/26/2022 | 3m 47s | Xavier McClain of Linden was on life support before he died (3m 47s)
Plan to help more NJ women with breastfeeding
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Clip: 9/26/2022 | 3m 56s | The plan will also address racial disparities in lactation rates (3m 56s)
Remembering the legacy of former Gov. Jim Florio
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Clip: 9/26/2022 | 6m 21s | Florio was first elected to the Assembly in 1969 (6m 21s)
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