Tell Congress: No book bans in military schools

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Since January, the Department of Defense (DoD) has removed nearly 600 books from school shelves, altered curricula, and canceled events that the Trump administration has accused of "promoting gender ideology" and "DEI" across the 161 schools it operates on military bases around the world. These actions jeopardize our students' education and punish schools for telling the truthful history of our country – while trying to force a political agenda into our schools.

The Trump administration cannot violate the First Amendment by banning books and curricula it doesn't like from DoD schools or any public school. And a bill in Congress would stop this – preventing the Secretary of Defense from making these decisions unilaterally and restoring these books to DoD-run schools and libraries.

This bill would be a major step towards defending students' rights and preventing more book bans – so we're calling on our representatives to pass it right away. Tell Congress: No book bans in military schools.

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Subject Co-sponsor bill to stop censoring books and curricula in DoD schools

I am writing to demand that the Department of Defense stop its unconstitutional censorship of books and curricula that the current administration deems politically incorrect for school children in Department of Defense Education Activity schools. The bill recently introduced by Rep. Raskin would keep the Secretary of Defense from unilaterally censoring what students can learn – and as your constituent, I'm calling on you to cosponsor this critical bill.

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These are some of the most diverse and high-performing schools in the nation – we should not lose our competitive edge due to petty political games. We owe it to these students to help them learn and grow, not stifle their ability to learn about ideas this administration happens to deem politically inconvenient. And we owe it to the military families serving our nation to ensure their children are taught at the highest standard. Please cosponsor the bill to end book bans in DoD schools and stop the unconstitutional censorship now.

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