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Could legislation currently being considered at the Statehouse send K-12 teachers and librarians to prison?

Image Info: Chad Heck Indiana Library Federation Advocacy Co-chair, Rachel Burke President, Indiana PTA, Host John Schwantes, Representative Matt Pierce Bloomington (D), Doug Taylor Vice President Indiana State Teachers Association

Could legislation currently being considered at the Statehouse send K-12 teachers and librarians to prison?

March 03, 2023

This week on Indiana Lawmakers, we examine legislation that could, in theory, send K-through-12 teachers and librarians to prison for distributing books or staging performances that feature “matter harmful to minors.” And who decides what is harmful? 

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