Girl Scout fights back, says Hanover censored project during Gold Award recognition
Sierra Nicole Krug
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This all'}, {'start': '16.720', 'end': '20.560', 'text': 'happening at a recent handover board of'}, {'start': '18.560', 'end': '22.560', 'text': 'supervisors meeting where four Girl'}, {'start': '20.560', 'end': '24.400', 'text': 'Scouts were honored for receiving their'}, {'start': '22.560', 'end': '26.800', 'text': 'gold award, the highest achievement'}, {'start': '24.400', 'end': '28.560', 'text': 'within the organization. 8 News reporter'}, {'start': '26.800', 'end': '30.880', 'text': 'Sierra Group joining us live in our'}, {'start': '28.560', 'end': '34.160', 'text': 'studio now with more on what that Girl'}, {'start': '30.880', 'end': '36.000', 'text': 'Scout is calling censorship. Sierra.'}, {'start': '34.160', 'end': '38.480', 'text': 'Well, Heather Caitlyn Lee is a Girl'}, {'start': '36.000', 'end': '40.559', 'text': "Scout in Hanover County and she's been a"}, {'start': '38.480', 'end': '42.879', 'text': 'vocal advocate for students free access'}, {'start': '40.559', 'end': '44.559', 'text': 'to literature, actively opposing the'}, {'start': '42.879', 'end': '47.200', 'text': "school board's decision to ban more than"}, {'start': '44.559', 'end': '48.960', 'text': '91 books from school libraries. After'}, {'start': '47.200', 'end': '51.039', 'text': 'being honored on Wednesday, the senior'}, {'start': '48.960', 'end': '53.039', 'text': 'student took to the podium thanking the'}, {'start': '51.039', 'end': '55.199', 'text': 'board for their quote censorship of her'}, {'start': '53.039', 'end': '57.440', 'text': 'Gold Award. She says the summary of her'}, {'start': '55.199', 'end': '60.640', 'text': 'work commended at the meeting did not'}, {'start': '57.440', 'end': '63.080', 'text': 'match the description she submitted.'}, {'start': '60.640', 'end': '65.840', 'text': 'Leaders of tomorrow, outstanding young'}, {'start': '63.080', 'end': '68.159', 'text': 'women. Words applauding four Girl Scouts'}, {'start': '65.840', 'end': '69.920', 'text': 'of Troops 789 Wednesday night at a'}, {'start': '68.159', 'end': '71.280', 'text': 'handover county board of supervisors'}, {'start': '69.920', 'end': '72.960', 'text': 'meeting. The young women earned their'}, {'start': '71.280', 'end': '74.479', 'text': 'gold awards, the highest achievement in'}, {'start': '72.960', 'end': '76.960', 'text': 'the organization. The girls respect'}, {'start': '74.479', 'end': '79.439', 'text': 'authority but correctly do not blindly'}, {'start': '76.960', 'end': '81.200', 'text': 'follow it. One of the recipients faces'}, {'start': '79.439', 'end': '82.880', 'text': 'says it all as she received her'}, {'start': '81.200', 'end': '85.200', 'text': 'commendation from board chair Susan'}, {'start': '82.880', 'end': '87.040', 'text': 'Dibble. Senior Caitlyn Lee has made'}, {'start': '85.200', 'end': '89.280', 'text': 'waves across the school board. Her gold'}, {'start': '87.040', 'end': '91.360', 'text': 'award project actively challenging the'}, {'start': '89.280', 'end': '93.119', 'text': "board's decision to ban more than 91"}, {'start': '91.360', 'end': '95.520', 'text': 'books from school libraries. Thank you'}, {'start': '93.119', 'end': '97.360', 'text': 'for this recognition. I will now read my'}, {'start': '95.520', 'end': '99.200', 'text': 'original description. She says her'}, {'start': '97.360', 'end': '101.119', 'text': 'version of a self-submitted gold award'}, {'start': '99.200', 'end': '103.280', 'text': "project summary didn't match what was"}, {'start': '101.119', 'end': '105.360', 'text': 'read out loud. You have bestowed upon me'}, {'start': '103.280', 'end': '108.079', 'text': 'the greatest honor you could, greater'}, {'start': '105.360', 'end': '110.240', 'text': 'than that of any proclamation and your'}, {'start': '108.079', 'end': '112.000', 'text': 'censorship of my gold award project. Her'}, {'start': '110.240', 'end': '113.840', 'text': 'summary detailed her creation of banned'}, {'start': '112.000', 'end': '115.680', 'text': 'booknooks, which allow kids across the'}, {'start': '113.840', 'end': '117.200', 'text': 'community access to pieces of literature'}, {'start': '115.680', 'end': '118.960', 'text': 'the school board removed from school'}, {'start': '117.200', 'end': '121.040', 'text': 'shelves. Her work also involved the'}, {'start': '118.960', 'end': '123.119', 'text': 'coding of a free-to- read app, educating'}, {'start': '121.040', 'end': '124.560', 'text': 'users about band books and where to find'}, {'start': '123.119', 'end': '126.159', 'text': 'them. The board chose to leave out the'}, {'start': '124.560', 'end': '127.920', 'text': 'word banned and limited describing'}, {'start': '126.159', 'end': '130.319', 'text': 'pieces of her project, effectively, in'}, {'start': '127.920', 'end': '131.840', 'text': "Lindley's words, censoring her award."}, {'start': '130.319', 'end': '134.080', 'text': 'You have shown the world that you are'}, {'start': '131.840', 'end': '136.720', 'text': 'afraid to call something what it is. Be'}, {'start': '134.080', 'end': '138.239', 'text': 'that a banned book or a deselected one.'}, {'start': '136.720', 'end': '140.319', 'text': 'Other community members, including troop'}, {'start': '138.239', 'end': '142.239', 'text': 'leaders and former Girl Scouts, spoke'}, {'start': '140.319', 'end': '144.480', 'text': 'out in support. Only difference between'}, {'start': '142.239', 'end': '146.000', 'text': "the Girl Scouts of my grandmother's"}, {'start': '144.480', 'end': '148.640', 'text': 'generation and the Girl Scouts of my'}, {'start': '146.000', 'end': '150.480', 'text': "daughter's generation. Girl Scouts is"}, {'start': '148.640', 'end': '153.440', 'text': 'willing to change. Handover County'}, {'start': '150.480', 'end': '155.360', 'text': "apparently is not outside of what we're"}, {'start': '153.440', 'end': '156.959', 'text': 'teaching in Girl Scouts. One board'}, {'start': '155.360', 'end': '158.800', 'text': 'member reiterated his belief that'}, {'start': '156.959', 'end': '160.879', 'text': "certain content doesn't belong in"}, {'start': '158.800', 'end': '164.239', 'text': 'schools regardless of public push back.'}, {'start': '160.879', 'end': '166.959', 'text': 'Not educational, that is not appropriate'}, {'start': '164.239', 'end': '169.200', 'text': 'to be in taxpayer funded libraries. But'}, {'start': '166.959', 'end': '171.440', 'text': "Lley says she's still empowered and not"}, {'start': '169.200', 'end': '173.200', 'text': 'done fighting against book bans. Things'}, {'start': '171.440', 'end': '175.920', 'text': 'need to change in Hanover County to'}, {'start': '173.200', 'end': '177.599', 'text': 'reverse the tide of book bans. Our'}, {'start': '175.920', 'end': '180.000', 'text': 'school board banned books because of a'}, {'start': '177.599', 'end': '183.360', 'text': 'fundamental ignorance of the importance'}, {'start': '180.000', 'end': '185.440', 'text': 'of celebrating diverse perspectives.'}, {'start': '183.360', 'end': '186.800', 'text': 'A vocal audience cheered Lindley on'}, {'start': '185.440', 'end': '189.239', 'text': "throughout the meeting. Lindley's"}, {'start': '186.800', 'end': '191.920', 'text': 'booknooks remain up and running. Head to'}, {'start': '189.239', 'end': '195.120', 'text': 'wri.com for more on where to find them.'}, {'start': '191.920', 'end': '197.680', 'text': 'Heather Diana, thanks Sierra. Now is'}, {'start': '195.120', 'end': '200.800', 'text': 'your time to speak up. We want to hear'}, {'start': '197.680', 'end': '200.800', 'text': 'from you. Do not'}]