A nationwide discussion about which books should be kept out of the hands of K-12 students came to the state Capitol Tuesday. Two proposed bills (SB-597 and SB-598) got a public hearing before the Senate Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children & Families. The measures would require school boards and public libraries to […]
MADISON (WKOW) The books children and teens check out through their school s library may be monitored and documented if a piece of legislation passes through Wisconsin s state legislature.
The bills, which Gov. Tony Evers would likely veto, falls into the yearslong battle between conservatives and liberals over the role of parents in their children s education.