During the 2022-2023 school year, book bans increased by 33%.
“educational intimidation bills,”
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Florida is the state with the highest number of bans, at 1,406. The next states with the most bans are Texas ,, Utah, , and Pennsylvania . The report points out that, with the exception of Utah, each one of these states has the presence of a national advocacy group. All but one of these five states have passed legislation that would likely lead to book bans.
“It’s providing a playbook for other states to follow suit,” Meehan said. “Students have been using their voices for months in resisting coordinated efforts to suppress teaching and learning about certain stories, identities, and histories; it’s time we follow their lead.”
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