It added: “Of the 1,477 books banned this school year, 30% are about race, racism or include characters of colour, while 26% have LGBTQ+ characters or themes.”
According to Pen, “seven districts in Texas were responsible for 438 instances of individual book bans, and 13 districts in Florida were responsible for 357 bans”. “Since Pen America started tracking public school book bans in July 2021, has recorded more than 4,000 instances of banned books … this includes 1,477 individual book bans affecting 874 unique titles during the first half of the 2022-23 school year.”īook bans are more common in Republican-run states. “Censorious legislation in states across the country has been a driving force behind new restrictions on access to books in public schools,” it said.
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