State education board to set new library standards following law prohibiting adult content
A new law requires school library books to be rated for sexual and explicit material.
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A new law requires school library books to be rated for sexual and explicit material.
“If anything, we can at least keep a record and call it out when we see so many books just pulled off the shelves,” one mom said.
Right-wing advocates caused a scene in October over some books they deemed obscene. A few days later those books were gone, but the battle continues.
House Bill 900 seeks to rid school libraries of inappropriate books by requiring book vendors to rate materials. A legal challenge says the law is too vague and broad.
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday heard arguments in a case about sexually explicit materials in school library books.