Longstanding disagreements about content in school libraries often focus this year on books with LGBTQ themes.
SCOTT McFETRIDGE, ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and SARA CLINE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — Teri Patrick bristles at the idea she wants to ban books about LGBTQ issues in Iowa schools, arguing her only goal is ridding schools of sexually explicit material.
People are also reading… "We're seeing these challenges arise in almost every state of the union," said Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom."It's a national phenomenon." In Louisiana, activists fear a push by Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry to investigate sexually explicit materials in public libraries — and recently proposed legislation that could restrict children and teens' access to those books — is being used to target and censor LGBTQ content.
The state's training materials direct the reviews to target sexually explicit materials but also say that schools should"err on the side of caution" when selecting reading materials and that principals are responsible for compliance. At a hearing on Reynolds' bill, Republican lawmakers, who hold huge majorities in both legislative chambers, said they might change the proposal but were committed to seeing it approved. The bill has passed a Senate committee and is awaiting a floor vote.
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