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"Thirteen books are now banned from all Utah public schools per a list released
Friday afternoon, Aug. 2, by the Utah State Board of Education. Utah’s first
statewide removal list was also emailed to the appointed representative in each
district and charter school who has to deal with “sensitive materials” issues.
A new law that updated the state’s “sensitive materials” law required the board
to create and distribute the list. To be included, titles had to be removed
from either three school districts, or two school school districts and five
charter schools, for being “objective sensitive material.” That means the work
is considered “pornographic or indecent” as defined in state code.
The 13
* “A Court of Thorns and Roses” by Sarah J. Maas
* “A Court of Frost and Starlight” by Sarah J. Maas
* “A Court of Mist and Fury” by Sarah J. Maas
* “A Court of Silver Flames” by Sarah J. Maas
* “A Court of Wings and Ruin” by Sarah J. Maas
* “Empire of Storms” by Sarah J. Maas
* “What Girls are Made of” by Elana K. Arnold
* “Milk and Honey” by Rupi Kaur
* “Forever” by Judy Blume
* “Tilt” by Ellen Hopkins
* “Fallout (Crank, Book 3)” by Ellen Hopkins
* “Oryx and Crake” by Margaret Atwood
* “Blankets” by Craig Thompson
The Washington County School District and the Davis School District both
removed all 13 books that ended up on the statewide list. So far, none of the
books were reported by individual charter schools.
Many on the list have commonly been challenged in libraries across the country,
according to data tracked by PEN America, a group that advocates for free
expression."
Via Kenny Chaffin.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
