Mar 23, 2022, 2:14 PM
(From The Washington Post) According to the American Library Association, more books have been banned from schools in just the three months than the whole of 2020 — marking the highest rate since the association began tracking the issue in 1990. Interviews with librarians in eight states reveal it's not just parents that have pushed to ban books. Administrators, afraid of attracting controversy, were quietly removing books from library shelves before they could be challenged.
In Nebraska, one librarian said about half of the book removals she has dealt with this year were effected by administrators working outside challenge procedures. She noted that one school district has begun requiring that parents sign a permission slip granting their child the right to sign any book out of the library.
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