The PA mother who’s standing up against book bans—and the Dems standing with her
Apr 30, 2024
Pennsylvania ranks third in the nation for proposed book bans in academic libraries and public schools.
This is a story about reading, but let’s start with some math: 644.That’s the number of book bans in Pennsylvania public school districts between July 2021 and June 2023.Third. That’s where the commonwealth ranks in the nation when it comes to states with the most book bans.
One. That’s how many of those bans it took for Chester County mother Ronna Dewey to get involved.
“In 2021, in my school district, there was a proposed ban of a few books,” Dewey said. “These books all had LGBTQ+ characters or were written by LGBTQ+ authors or had material about the LGBTQ+ community; I have a kid who is part of that community and it felt really, really personal to me. So I got involved. I knew I had to stand up and say something.”
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