Mackenzie Nicholson, Author at Concord Monitor

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Opinion: Another year, another school censorship bill

By Mackenzie Nicholson and John ChrastkaFebruary 28, 2026February 25, 2026

The New Hampshire Senate passed SB 434, a pro-censorship bill that would expand the definition of “harmful material” to include anything from plays and dances to pamphlets and phonographic records, and would require school districts to establish a complaint process for such materials, potentially leading to costly legal fights and undermining local control.