Recent years have seen a record-breaking number of attempts to ban books. Here's how book banning emerged—and how it turned school libraries into battlegrounds.
From July 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022, book bans occurred in 26 states and 86 districts, according to a PEN Americareport. These districts represent nearly 3,000 schools with a combined enrollment of more than two million students. Texas has the largest number of districts enacting bans, wit...
enough to read specific material. “Literary works containing explicit [scenes, as well as] vulgar and obscene language” were on the approved reading list for grades 7–12, according to Speak up for Standards, a group seeking age-appropriate reading materials for students in Dallas, Texas.[4...
Book BansFort Worth ISD librarian navigates challenges, finds magic in books Concerns over what is and isn't on library shelves have been a hot topic, especially in Texas. Oct 1 North Texas librarian navigates challenges, finds magic in books Yuridia Valenzuela, an elementary school li...
Texas is now poised to pass legislation that would ban “sexually explicit” material from classrooms.House Bill 900passed the Senate and House and was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott on June 13, 2023. The restrictive law was supposed to go into effect on September 1 and would...
The club was created last fall by then-eighth grader Joslyn Diffenbaugh after she heard about the increasing efforts in Texas to remove books from public schools. "The original idea I had was when I first started seeing all the books being banned, especially in states like Texas, where they...
The push to ban books in Texas schools spreads to public libraries Nashville library offers 'I read banned books' cards in response to book bans Texas Education Agency’s new school library standards push for more scrutiny, parental input Brooklyn Public Library offers free e-books to teens nati...
'Dangerous and Cruel': YA Authors Say Unprecedented Book Bans Hurt Kids Most In the past year, parents have showed up to Texas school board meetings waving dildos and ranting about anal sex, demanding books be pulled from libraries Culture ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Attempted book bans and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, setting a record in 2022, according to a new report from the American Library Association released Thursday. More than 1,200 challenges were compiled by the association in 2022, nearly d...
第1784期:Book Ban Attempts Hit Record High in 2022 2023-04-07 08:00:0004:241万 所属专辑:英语每日一听 | 每天少于5分钟 声音简介 The American Library Association (ALA) released a new report Thursday about book banning in the country. It found attempted book bans and information restrictions at...