Around the same time, state lawmakers in Trenton were readying legislation to set a book challenge policy for the entire ...
Um , but in public schools alone , we have recorded nearly 16,000 instances of book bans since 2021. Um , the last school year where we have a , you know , complete report is the 2023 to 2024 ...
A bill to make it harder to remove books from public school libraries cleared ... that would require schools to have a policy on school library book challenges. The bill stipulates that only ...
The law went into effect July 1. The law requires a book be removed from all public schools in the state if at least three school districts (or at least two school districts and five charter ...
The South Carolina Board of Education voted on Tuesday, Feb. 4, to add four more books to its state-sanctioned book ban ... for local school boards to review and hold public hearings on complaints ...
MaasNormal People by Sally RooneyUnder current state law, South Carolina residents can report concerns or complaints about books in public schools, leading to their removal or restriction to ...
Robert Cathcart, policy and legal advisor at the South Carolina Department of Education, presented the board with examples from each book with ... books found in public school libraries and ...
It’s called “That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America.” When she spoke up at a Livingston Parrish school board meeting, her photo was uploaded to conservative websites.
Book banning efforts have soared recent years, according to the American Library Association. Public and school-based libraries ... responded by banning book bans. Idaho's law took effect last ...
The law also bans discussion and instruction through sixth grade pertaining to gender identity and sexual orientation. A selection of titles pulled from the shelves of Iowa public schools ...