This Week in Book Challenges [3]
- By Philomena Polefrone [4]
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 [5]
- Brookfield, CT school board considers ban to “Fun Home” [6]
- Denton ISD, TX rejects transphobic challenge to two books [7]
- Elkhorn, WI bans or restricts hundreds of books after one parent submits 444 challenges [8]
- Howard County, MD Moms for Liberty meeting interrupted by massive protests [9]
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, AK bans Colleen Hoover novel, portending further bans [10]
- Milford, CT considers banning “Heartstopper” from middle schools [11]
- Oregon Senate passes anti-book ban bill, SB 1583 [12]
- Pasco County Schools, FL debates LGBTQ+-phobic book challenge, its first ever [13]
- Virginia Beach, VA school board passes book ban policy [14]
- Washington state legislature passes anti-book ban bill, HB 2331 [15]
- Washoe County, NV petition against book censorship in library has 1,500 signatures and counting [16]