YES! Hanover (Va) Girl Scout wins highest award for BANNED BOOK NOOKS and calls out the county at the ceremony [View all]

The photo is hilarious. Hanover can be really really RED. After the appointed School Board renamed Lee-Davis High school (I was shocked) to Mechanicsville High several of the Board were replaced. Good for her.



After being honored on Wednesday, Lindley took to the podium thanking the board for their “censorship” of her Gold Award, the highest award within the Girl Scouts organization. She said the summary of her work commended at the meeting did not match the description she submitted.

Her summary detailed her creation of “Banned Book Nooks,” which granted kids across the county access to pieces of literature the school board removed from school shelves. Her work also involved the creation of a “Free-To-Read” app, which educates users about banned books and where to find them. The board chose to leave out the word “banned” and limited describing pieces of Lindley’s project, effectively, in Lindley’s words, censoring her award.

“Things need to change in Hanover County to reverse the tide of book bans,” Lindley said. “Our school board banned books because of a fundamental ignorance of the importance of celebrating diverse perspectives.”

https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/hanover-county/girl-scout-fights-back-says-hanover-censored-project-during-gold-award-recognition/