Utah State Board of Education still trying to thread the needle on book ban law guidance
Members of the Utah State Board of Education continue to work out what they hope will be a model policy for how schools resolve concerns some paren...
Members of the Utah State Board of Education continue to work out what they hope will be a model policy for how schools resolve concerns some parents have about ‘inappropriate books.'Despite months of work, so far, and a nearly two-hour debate Thursday, they have yet to reach a consensus on how to move forward.It's been a confusing and contentious issue for public education stakeholders nationwide and in Utah, stemming from a massive spike in requests to remove books from school libraries around the country and a recent state law banning 'sensitive materials' in schools.