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Hanover parents protested book bans

Hanover parents protested outside of the county's administration building to demonstrate the importance of books in schools.

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Hanover parents protested outside of the Hanover County Administration Building to demonstrate the importance of books in Schools on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 in Hanover County, Virginia. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
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Rives Priddy, of Ashland, reads a book on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at Hanover County Administration Building in Hanover County, Virginia. Hanover parents protested outside of the Hanover County Administration Building to demonstrate the importance of books in Schools. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
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Hanover parents protested outside of the Hanover County Administration Building to demonstrate the importance of books in Schools on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 in Hanover County, Virginia. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
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Olivia Schrag, 15, reads her book on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at Hanover County Administration Building in Hanover County, Virginia. Hanover parents protested outside of the Hanover County Administration Building to demonstrate the importance of books in Schools. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
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Olivia Schrag, 15, reads as her mother, Kirsten, chats with other attendee on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at Hanover County Administration Building in Hanover County, Virginia. Hanover parents protested outside of the Hanover County Administration Building to demonstrate the importance of books in Schools. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
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Grace Bost reads a book with her mother, Meg, on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at Hanover County Administration Building in Hanover County, Virginia. Hanover parents protested outside of the Hanover County Administration Building to demonstrate the importance of books in Schools. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
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Rives Priddy, of Ashland, reads a book on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at Hanover County Administration Building in Hanover County, Virginia. Hanover parents protested outside of the Hanover County Administration Building to demonstrate the importance of books in Schools. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
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