Freedom to Read Georgia - Challenges and Bans / Legislative Actions

Freedom to Read Georgia

Book Challenges, Banning, and Legislative & Board Actions

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News & Opinions on Legislative and School Board Actions in Georgia Related to Materials Access

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Georgia school district is banning books, citing sexual content, after firing a teacherGeorgia’s second-largest school district says it has removed two books from 20 school libraries, saying the books had “highly inappropriate, sexually explicit content.”

A Georgia school district's book bans may have caused a hostile environment, feds sayForsyth County Schools didn't spell out its criteria to students, the Department of Education says, leaving the impression that diverse authors and characters were excluded.

Censorship Activity in Southern United States- News and Opinions

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Judge Blocks Texas Book Ban LawJudge Alan D. Albright said that he will grant a motion for a preliminary injunction to block Texas's controversial book ban law, which was due to take effect on September 1.

Florida leads the U.S. by far in school book bans, new report saysFlorida leads the nation in school book bans, new report says, responsible for more than 40% of those recorded in the 2022-23 school year.

Censorship spreading across the United States and beyond

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School Book Bans: The Mounting Pressure to CensorSchool book bans continue to spread through coordinated campaigns by a vocal minority of groups, individual actors, and state legislation.

Book Bans: Examining How Censorship Limits Liberty and Literature | United States Senate Committee on the JudiciaryUnited States Senate Committee on the Judiciary

School book bans show no signs of slowing, new PEN America report findsThe number of bans and restrictions in the U.S. rose 33% in the last school year, according the the report. Florida had more bans than any other state.

Opinions from librarians, parents, teachers, authors, journalists, and others on intellectual freedom

Thread by @jodipicoult on Thread Reader App@jodipicoult: Since I’ve been discussing school shootings, here is a real experience I had in 2007 when 19 Minutes was published. A handful of schools were given class sets of 100 copies of the book. Guilford...…

OPINION: Does reading banned books negatively impact young readers?Study shows students who read banned books are also engaged in civic behavior.

Banned books: Georgia authors have penned many novels that were met with censorshipGeorgia has a long history of censorship. Here are some books by Georgia authors and how they have been challenged in the past.

Georgia Library Media Association Advocacy page offers resources on proactive advocacy practices and latest legislative activity.

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