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  • An Oklahoma teacher who helped students access banned books faced death threats.
  • Summer Boismier left her teaching job and now works at the Brooklyn Public Library. 
  • The threats still rattle her, but she's more worried that teens and kids are losing access to books.

An Oklahoma teacher who said she lost her job after helping her students access banned books is speaking out against the growing movement to censor books in schools. 

Summer Boismier used to work as a high school English teacher in Oklahoma. 

In 2021, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill into law to limit student engagement with critical race theory, gender identity, and sexuality in the classroom.