Support for book bans varies in Maryland school board races [View all]

Colt Black is many things: a mortician, an emergency medical technician, a firefighter, a father, a husband and a candidate for the Frederick County Public School Board. He’s also a self-professed First Amendment absolutist.

So, when Black was asked about what material should be available to Frederick County students in their school libraries, his response followed suit.

“I don’t support book bans,” he said.

Yet like many Maryland school board candidates, Black’s detailed views on the book issue are nuanced. In his vision for Frederick County Public Schools, any book, whether it be instructional or recreational, would be reviewed in committee and public hearings before making its way onto school shelves.


https://marylandmatters.org/2024/11/04/support-for-book-bans-varies-in-maryland-school-board-races/