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Jahana Hayes: “Teachers do not have the autonomy to indoctrinate students.”

Featuring: Jahana Hayes, Democratic | U.S. House, Connecticut, District 5

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Congresswoman Jahana Hayes Speaks in Opposition to Banning Books

Published | Video Starts at 02:24

His takeaway was not hateful, hurtful, or angry. It was that even then, good people existed. That's what books do. That's how kids learn. Not through censorship. Teachers do not have the autonomy to indoctrinate students. Everything we're talking about here today is already published. Budgets are public. Curriculums are public. Parents are marching in, being a part of our classes. (02:24–02:29)

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Asserts that teachers lack the autonomy to indoctrinate students.

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