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A sign posted on banned books is posted seen March 18, 2022, at Clark High School in Las Vegas.

OPINION: Book banning takes a fiscal and moral toll on our schools

The true cost of these book banning attempts does not end with our freedoms as Americans. This process recently cost taxpayers approximately $5,000 in salaries and time for one book challenge at one valley high school.

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