A coalition of educators, librarians and parents, held a read-in in the State Capitol’s rotunda Wednesday. The books people held in their hands were those that have been banned in Utah school districts. JennaBreeTV
SALT LAKE CITY — In 2022, Utah’s legislature passed a law banning sensitive materials in schools. Since then, school districts have been removing books from their libraries’ shelves, from classics like ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,' to new reads like ‘Out of Darkness.'
“In America, I think it's core to our democracy that we think, and we have the freedom to think and to read as we choose," said Bromberg.“What's concerning is a lot of the banned books are related to marginalized groups," said Marissa Bischoff, President of the Utah Library Association."LGBTQ issues, if they're in the books, those are more likely to be banned, and about BIPOC populations too.
The books parents like Stephens want off the shelves have paragraphs and pictures that aren’t appropriate for minors, she said.
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