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MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Syd Korsunsky, a career teacher, at a classroom filled with books at the Maples Met Collegiate on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. The handing out of permission slips at one elementary school in Winnipeg asking parents to confirm whether they'd like to police student book choices so they adhere to "family values" has sparked backlash in the community. Korsunsky originally drafted the slips 30 years ago to keep families in the loop about his approach to reading instruction. For Maggie story. Winnipeg Free Press 2023.