A word has been tumbling around in my head recently. In a conversation about book bans in public schools, it came up almost as a whisper. Erasure. To speak it h
<p>"The restrictions and chilling effects of gag order laws threaten to destroy the climate of open inquiry required in free and democratic educational institutions."</p>
<p>"The restrictions and chilling effects of gag order laws threaten to destroy the climate of open inquiry required in free and democratic educational institutions."</p>