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A Washington Post analysis of 986 books challenged in school libraries between 2021 and 2022 found that nearly 42% of the books challenged had LGBTQ+ themes or characters and 28% had characters of ...
It would require school boards to ban books with content considered “harmful” under California Penal Code 313, which prohibits the material from being distributed to children.
According to the American Library Association, 2022 saw the highest number of attempts to ban books since the organization began tracking in 2001. It was also a notable increase of 38% over 2021 ...
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.
This list of the most commonly challenged books in the United States refers to books sought to be removed or otherwise restricted from public access, typically from a library or a school curriculum. This list is primarily based on U.S. data gathered by the American Library Association 's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF), which gathers data ...
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 board reversed the decision.
Luther Burbank Elementary School serves 440 students in kindergarten through grade eight, as well as 70 preschoolers. As of the 2020/2021 school year, 90 percent of the student body was Hispanic , 5 percent African American , and 5 percent Asians . 74 percent are English Language learners students.
The PEN America report, released Monday, documents more than 2,500 book bans across 32 states during the 2021-22 school year