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PEN America, a free speech advocacy group, found that book bans nearly tripled during the 2023-2024 academic year with over 10,000 books banned in public schools.
A 2023 analysis by The Washington Post found that a majority of book challenges in over 100 school districts from the 2021–2022 school year were filed by just 11 people. [30] Based on a survey by PEN, about 10,000 books were banned from US
More: US public schools banned over 10K books during 2023-2024 academic year, report says The bill would enable the Department of Education to give grants to school districts to cover expenses ...
May 15, 2023 at 10:00 AM. ... In 1987, "Animal Farm" was one of dozens of books banned in schools in Bay County, Fla. Then 44 parents, students and teachers filed a federal lawsuit, and the school ...
[1] As of 2020, the top ten reasons books were challenged and banned included sexual content (92.5% percent of books on the list); offensive language (61.5%); unsuited to age group (49%); religious viewpoint (26%); LGBTQIA+ content (23.5%); violence (19%); racism (16.5%); drugs, alcohol, and smoking (12.5%); "anti-family" content (7%); and ...
The West Ada School District removed 10 books from its libraries earlier in the school year. ... more than 4,000 instances of school book bans were recorded in fall 2023, far more than the 1,800 ...
Banned from distribution to readers below the age of 19 through schools, libraries and book stores in 2024 by the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The book was reported to authorities as part of a campaign against books on sex education.
The district initially said it was taking the books out of school libraries because of Senate Bill 150. ... returns banned books to school libraries. Karla Ward. November 4, 2023 at 12:55 PM.