miss may take, you have two minutes and 30 seconds left to complete your statement. thank you. i m on spring break right now, but as an experiment for the subcommittee, i counted the amount of times i heard the f slur used in the hallway it was 15 uses within 30 minutes worth of passing periods. one instance of bullying every not two minutes, shorter than, you know, in their i ve been speaking by this time and i think that this kind of hatred is learned and entirely preventable. but the bullying has only been amplified as book bands have become more pervasive in the political made it that censorship many peoples, especially politicians, internalized homophobia and transphobia. i don t think lgbtq+ characters subject matter is inherently inappropriate for any specific age. i think there s age-appropriate five-year-olds and 15 year olds, in that school librarians i believe that words have a lot of power and they can teach us empathy and strengthen our democracy, and
Anything for you. Woodruff and, a battle in the mediterranean. As migrants continue to make the deadly journey into europe, the sea has become ground zero for political clashes. All that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems skollfoundation. Org. The lemelson foundation. Committed to improving lives through invention, in the u. S. And developing countries. On the web at lemelson. Org. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff it is a call to overhaul immi
Anything for you. Woodruff and, a battle in the mediterranean. As migrants continue to make the deadly journey into europe, the sea has become ground zero for political clashes. All that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems skollfoundation. Org. The lemelson foundation. Committed to improving lives through invention, in the u. S. And developing countries. On the web at lemelson. Org. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff it is a call to overhaul immi
Live from the fox news deck. Shepard the Police Officer who used a choke hold on erica garner before he died is no longer a member of the new york citys police department. He lost his life and that is a irreversible tragedy. A man who took this job to do good, to make a difference in his own community, has now lost his chosen career. That is a different kind of tragedy. Shepard the Police Commissioner, james oneill, making the announcement a few hours ago. He was involved in the arrest of the 43yearold eric garner. He wrapped his arm around eric erics as he pleaded, i cant breathe. Hes down. He is down. Hes down. Put your hands behind your back. Shepard its a video that sparked years of protest. I cant breathe became a rallying cry for the black lives Matter Movement against racial injustice. Following garners death, a straight dominant , before todays decision. He used an approved technique. The judge recommended his termination. Today garners daughter thanks the police for their deci