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Utah Parents United, a conservative Christian group that pushes for book bans, has training videos to help parents pressure teachers.

On May 12, the library coordinator for Pennsylvania's Central Bucks School District sent an email to colleagues that some conservative parents and Christian advocacy groups had long prayed to see. The email instructed school library staff to remove all copies of two books within 24 hours: "Gender Queer", a graphic memoir by Maia Kobabe that includes cartoons of sexual encounters; and "This Book is Gay" by Juno Dawson, a guidebook with illustrations intended for LGBT stu...

Getty ImagesConservative parents and Christian advocacy groups based in Doylestown, Pennsylvania managed to generate enough outrage to remove a handful of books from a local school district.In May, after parents called for the Central Bucks School District to remove LGBTQ+ friendly titles from the public school, the library coordinator gave into their demands and requested a few titles to be pulled from shelves. All copies in the schools were to be removed within 24 hours, Reuters reports.Two bo

The Lynchburg City School Board voted Tuesday night to reject changing its policy regarding notifying parents about sexually explicit materials in schools to an opt-in version.

More than a thousand book titles, most addressing racism and LGBTQ issues, have been banned from U.S. classrooms and school libraries in the last nine months, many under pressure from conservative parents and officials, the writers' organization PEN America said on Thursday. PEN compiled a database of banned books that includes the first novel by Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison and a memoir by actor and activist George Takei about being sent to an internment camp in California as a Japane...

Rochester Community Schools settled with mother-of-two Elena Dinverno after she sued the district in federal court when higher ups contacted her employer and got her fired

A woman who says she lost her job for criticizing COVID-19 policies in Rochester Community Schools has reached a deal with the district.

Petition to change Lynchburg City School Board falls short of signature goal It will end up about 1,400 signatures short Published:  Updated:  Tags:  LYNCHBURG, Va. – A petition to change the Lynchburg City School board will fall short of its goal. As we’ve reported, a group of parents started a petition last fall to get a referendum on the upcoming ballot to have an elected, rather than an appointed school board. The Conservative Parents of Lynchburg needed 6,000 signatures, but they’...

Mom says Rochester school board called her work after remote learning comments on social media By FOX 2 Staff Lawsuit claims Rochester school board called woman’s job for comments posted online A woman claims that the Rochester school board called her employer after she posted comments about remote learning on social media. SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (FOX 2) - A Rochester Community School mom is suing the school district, board president, and superintendent after she says the board retaliated agains...

Parents, school leaders react to legislation requiring full-time, in-person option If signed, it would take effect July 1 Published:  Tags:  LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Virginia Senate voted 36-3 Thursday, approving legislation that requires schools to provide full-time, in-person instruction as the coronavirus pandemic continues. The bill also passed the House Wednesday and, if signed by Gov. Ralph Northam, it would take effect July 1. Karl Loos, president of the Lynchburg Education Association, ...