Shoutout to a documentary that showed me how many books are banned in US schools now

I found a list from PEN America showing over 3,000 book bans in the last school year, which changed my view that this was just a few local issues. Anyone have a good source for tracking similar censorship in other places?

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gavincampbell2mo ago

Yeah, that ALA list is wild. My buddy's a teacher and he said they pulled a graphic novel from his class library last month, the whole thing felt so sneaky.

jesse7731mo ago

@gavincampbell fair point but isn't it kind of the school's call what goes in their library? parents should have some say too especially when you're talking about what's sitting in a classroom for 8 year olds.

wesley1392mo ago

Ever check the American Library Association's yearly list? They track challenges nationwide.