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Proposed changes to Virginia Beach Public School’s policy on library materials have raised concerns for community members and school board members alike. Supporters have said the changes to the policy would alert parents to sexually explicit content they might not want their child exposed to, though several people said it could be taken too far.

Proposed changes to Virginia Beach Public School’s policy on library materials have raised concerns for community members and school board members alike. Supporters have said the changes to the policy would alert parents to sexually explicit content they might not want their child exposed to, though several people said it could be taken too far.

Anything with sexual content, ethnic intimidation or other mature topics will require careful review.

Like districts across the nation, the school system has become part of a national culture war over what books should be allowed.

Florida is looking to expand its Parental Rights in Education law passed last year in a way that could lead to a flood of challenged books being removed from classrooms. The state has already faced allegations of censorship for stringent restrictions in the existing law, known to its critics as “Don’t Say Gay,” on talk…

To give our students misguided interpretation of why the world is like it is today. >> librarians like the one you just heard are now under siege in america. librarians, not the cool ones on the tnt series, like the people who give you books, caught at the center of bitter culture wars and having to explain why reading is important, its now become part of their job. they have fresh data showing exactly what were up against with these attacks on librarians. the american library association known ...

The Fauquier County School Board has unanimously approved adding language to its instructional material complaint policy, making it possible for only a parent or legal guardian of a student to

These books are increasingly coming under scrutiny by small but vocal groups, a collaboration of North Carolina media outlets found.

At the 2023 LibLearnX conference, presenters shared different approaches and a refreshed outlook for dealing with the swell of book bans across the country.

A Roberto Clemente book was removed from Florida school; Clemente Jr. agrees with the decision.