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According to the report, four Texas districts notched 141 book bans in the fall semester, bringing the Lone Star State's cumulative total to more than 1,500 from July 1, 2021 to December 31,...
Records requests uncovered dozens of attempts to remove library books from schools, nearly all related to titles dealing with racism, gender or sexuality.
According to a list compiled by the literature and human rights nonprofit PEN America, between July 1 of last year and June 30, Texas has seen 801 bannings. That’s a huge number! Compare that...
To prepare, check out this interactive list of every book that’s been banned or challenged in the U.S. since the start of the 2022 school year, compiled and presented by Harper’s Bazaar. Click here to browse the lists and learn more.
On October 25, Texas Republican State Representative Matt Krause sent a letter to the Texas Education Agency asking if any of the schools in the state have the books listed on a 16 page spreadsheet, as well as how much in funds schools had spent on these books.
As a new Texas law further restricting what books students can check out of school libraries takes effect, local bans are gaining steam in districts across the state — in some cases going in...
Here’s a look at top banned books—or titles that have been removed from campus circulation or banned pending investigation—at schools in Texas. You can find the full list in PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans .
The list of banned books includes works such as Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five, Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, and Toni Morrison’s Beloved. The district claims the reason behind this is to protect the children from reading material that may be disturbing or deemed inappropriate.
From July 2021 to June 2022, PEN America found 2,532 instances of individual books being banned, affecting 1,648 unique book titles. The bans occurred in 32 states, with Texas and Florida leading the nation, according to PEN America’s landmark 2022 Banned in the USA report.
Explore books that were challenged across Texas schools. Filter by book title, school district and whether or not the books were ultimately removed from circulation.