Hi, Karen,

 

Since you posted to the entire NJYAC discussion list I’m responding on the list instead of just responding to you because others might also be interested. I’m not aware of any legislation like this in NJ (yet!). I am aware of what Follett proposed and then decided to not do after the outcry from librarians.

The NJ Association of School Librarians (NJASL) is very involved in intellectual freedom and issues of parental rights. If you’re a member of NJASL, you may know that Mary Moyer is the Legislative Consultant from NJASL to the NJ Legislature and keeps the membership abreast of any of this type of legislation. You can contact her at ...@njasl.org" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">mmo...@njasl.org. You might want to get involved with the NJASL’s  Advocacy committee who is also involved in this as well. They have a Legislative subcommittee under the Professional Development and Resources Committee too. I don’t see that there’s a specific contact person for the Legislative Subcommittee, though. Here’s a list of their committees: https://njasl.org/CommitteesCharges with contact information. I know they’re always looking for more volunteers on the committees. Here’s a link to their volunteer form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1GAinq9ECelvA78A5kdXWx4VRhvyETbXHYPoqJI3B190/viewform?edit_requested=true

 

The school folks have also created a Rapid Response Team where volunteers can sign up to speak up at school board hearings, write articles, or just show up to be a person who’s supporting those who are speaking out, among other actions. I don’t know if they need additional people for the team, but here’s the email for the Rapid Response Team: ...@njasl.org" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">r...@njasl.org.

 

If I do hear of any legislation being proposed I’ll definitely send out announcements about it.

Thanks for reaching out.

 

~Sharon

 

All the best,

 

Sharon Rawlins, MLS, she/her/hers

Youth Services Specialist for Lifelong Learning

NJ State Library

185 West State St.

P.O. Box 520

Trenton, NJ 08625-0520

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609-278-2640 ext. 116

609-278-2650 – fax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From: Karen Serach <kser...@peddie.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2022 1:30 PM
To: NJ YAC <njy...@njstatelib.org>
Subject: NJ parental rights bills?