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On a recent afternoon, Betsy Harrington used her laptop to scroll through pages of a book available in her teenage kids’ online school library. It’s a copy of “This Book Is Gay,” and she did not like what she saw.
North Dakota’s Republican governor on Wednesday vetoed bills to further restrict sexual content in libraries and to create a private school voucher program, rejecting two measures that have seen widespread support by GOP governors in other states.
In February, Radnor High School banned the books Gender Queer, Fun Home, and Blankets, after a parent reportedly complained to township officials that the books, which are graphic novels, contained child pornography. The superintendent of Radnor schools put together a committee to examine the books following the complaint, and the committee voted five to one […]
The US Naval Academy canceled a lecture that author Ryan Holiday was scheduled to give to students there last week after he refused to remove slides from his planned presentation that criticized the academy’s decision to remove nearly 400 books from its main library.
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.’