Commentary A teacher was recently making a scheduled presentation to the Waterloo Region District School Board. Before she could finish speaking, the board chair summarily cut her off. According to the chair, the teacher had violated the provincial human rights code and had to be stopped. However, the teacher was merely raising concerns about the age-appropriateness of certain books found in elementary school libraries. Specifically, the teacher thought that some books contained far too much sexualized content for elementary school students. Given that the school board was actively reviewing library books for inappropriate content, it should hardly be surprised when one of its own teachers brought specific examples to the board’s attention. While video recordings of board meetings are normally posted online, the recording of this meeting was removed from the internet shortly after being posted. The board chair claimed that this action was taken to prevent further harm from …