Poet Amanda Gorman, author of 'The Hill We Climb,' blasted a Florida school district for restricting her piece.
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FILE - American poet Amanda Gorman recites a poem during the Inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. The poem written for Biden’s inauguration has been placed on a restricted list for elementary-aged students at a school in South Florida after a complaint by one parent. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, Gorman vowed to fight back.
The parent’s complaint, which incorrectly names Oprah Winfrey as the publisher, alleged that the material is"not educational" and has indirect hate messages. It also alleges that the poem"causes confusion" and"indoctrinates students.""I’m gutted. Because of one parent’s complaint, my inaugural poem, The Hill We Climb, has been banned from an elementary school in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
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