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.
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday heard arguments in a case about sexually explicit materials in school library books.
On June 13, Governor Gregg Abbott signed House Bill 900, known as the Restricting Explicit and Adult-Designated Educational Resources Act. This Bill will go into effect on Nov. 1 and will ban “sexually explicit material” in school libraries. HB900 defines “sexually explicit material” as any communication, language or material that describes, depicts or portrays sexual...
School district officials are removing books from circulation to determine if they are suitable for school libraries.
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