‘I Never Dreamed This Would Be Necessary’: Defending Parents’ Rights To Parent
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‘I Never Dreamed This Would Be Necessary’: Defending Parents’ Rights To Parent

Kate Anderson

One Georgia mother found out the hard way that raising concerns about the content and age-appropriateness of a picture book shown to young children at school was forbidden.

Lindsey Barr, who was also a substitute teacher for the Bryan County School district, expressed concerns over drawings in that picture book, which was going to be presented to students — including her own young kids — at McAllister Elementary School in Richmond Hill during a read-aloud story time.

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