Collierville students speak out against ‘obscenity’ bill, help stall action
Milana Kumar, a Collierville High School student and an organizer with the Tennessee Youth Coalition, testified Wednesday, April 6 against a bill which would ban books deemed by school boards to be obscene or pornographic. (Screenshot from General Assembly livestream)
“There’s a clear difference between desensitizing a child to obscenity and removing stigmas to topics society continues to turn its head to,” Milana Kumar of Collierville said.
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Tennessee General Assembly First Amendment Collierville High SchoolIan Round
Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter. He came to Tennessee from Maryland where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a Master of Journalism degree from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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