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September 21, 2023

School Book Bans Surged 33% Over Prior Year with Florida Leading the Charge
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A new report from PEN America finds a 33% spike in the number of public
school book bans during the 2022-'23 school year compared to the prior
year. The report finds 40% of recent book bans occurred in Florida,
where Governor Ron De Santis and Republican lawmakers have imposed mass
restrictions on books about race and LGBTQ+ issues in school libraries
and classrooms.


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