By The Associated Press - Scholastic Inc. has ended its controversial policy that made it easier for school book fairs not to sell works with racial, disability and LGBTQ+ themes, after it was met with backlash from authors and educators.
Scholastic Books won’t separate its books that celebrate diversity at book fairs after all.
The children’s book publishing company announced that it was reversing course on a previous call to separate.
NEW YORK — Scholastic Inc. will end a widely criticized policy that made it easier for school book fairs not to sell works with racial, disability and LGBTQ+ themes.
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