This Week in Book Challenges
- February 28, 2024
Here is an update on the latest book challenges for the week of February 28, 2024
- Brevard County, FL school board defies its own committee, due process to ban book
- Brookfield, CT school board considers ban to “Fun Home”
- Denton ISD, TX rejects transphobic challenge to two books
- Elkhorn, WI bans or restricts hundreds of books after one parent submits 444 challenges
- Howard County, MD Moms for Liberty meeting interrupted by massive protests
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, AK bans Colleen Hoover novel, portending further bans
- Milford, CT considers banning “Heartstopper” from middle schools
- Oregon Senate passes anti-book ban bill, SB 1583
- Pasco County Schools, FL debates LGBTQ+-phobic book challenge, its first ever
- Virginia Beach, VA school board passes book ban policy
- Washington state legislature passes anti-book ban bill, HB 2331
- Washoe County, NV petition against book censorship in library has 1,500 signatures and counting