Across the state of Utah, school districts are calling to ban hundreds of books, some of which are New York Times bestsellers and award-winning titles. The book bans are backed by the Utah Parents United group, who have argued that some of the books shouldn’t be in schools because of sexual content. Instead of.
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From book bans, teaching about race and use of preferred personal pronouns, educators are on the front lines of cultural flashpoints. The new American Family Survey found Americans oppose removing school library books but indicates low levels of support for transgender students.
Last week, the American Library Association reported that the number of attempts in 2022 to ban or restrict library resources is on track to beat the previous year’s record. Utah librarians, authors, and educators say they’re seeing that trend in Utah and want to put a stop to it.