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After fiery debate, a North Carolina bill advanced through the state House on Wednesday that gives parents a bigger say in which books are allowed — or banned — from the state’s public and charter schools.
Schools run by the Defense Department removed books and made other changes in response to orders from President Trump and his secretary of defense.
Rightwing groups around the US are pushing legislation that would place new limits on what books are allowed in school libraries in a move that critics decry as censorship often focused on LGBTQ+ issues or race or imposing conservative social values.
Iowa’s education representatives say they are relieved that, at least for now, teachers and librarians don’t have to fear being fired under state law if they make a wrong decision about which books to keep on school shelves.
The public library in Fairhope, Alabama – a picturesque city on the shores of Mobile Bay – has found itself in the crosshairs of battles over library content.
About 75 students walked out of school Friday to protest the school district’s recent removal of three books: ‘Gender Queer,’ ‘Fun Home,’ and ‘Blankets.’
The Texas Senate passed a bill this week that would leave decisions on a school library’s catalog mainly up to parents and board members instead of librarians.
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction and ordered the Elizabeth School District to lift its ban on 19 books from school libraries. The district, located in eastern Colorado’s Elbert County, removed the books from shelves at the beginning of the school year.
Ellen Hopkins’ New York Times bestseller “Tricks” has become the latest book — and the author’s third — to land on Utah’s growing list of titles banned from all public schools in the state.
A long-running legal battle over Iowa’s school book ban took another turn Thursday with opponents and lawyers for the state arguing their case before a federal judge.