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Continued from Page 1 censorship use political agendas to undermine trust in public education, and such groups are unwelcome in Forsyth County.

Meanwhile, three speakers who support limiting explicit content in the school libraries addressed concerns about the readiness and safety of children having access to such literature.

Cindy Martin said she submitted a 40page book challenge packet that addresses sexually explicit books available in the district, which she said was rejected because she did not submit an essay.

She said the content of the books contradicts the county’s sex education curriculum and the school district’s five-year strategic plan.

Martin read an explicit excerpt involving children from the Margaret Atwood dystopian novel “Oryx and Crake,” which is available as an audiobook at West Forsyth High School.

In 2022, Martin and Alison Hair, members of the Mama Bears of Forsyth County, filed a lawsuit against the Board of Education for prohibiting Hair from reading graphic excerpts from school library books at board meetings.

U.S. District Judge Richard W. Story