In 2022, Utah passed a law banning books with “pornographic or indecent” content.
By those standards, the parent—whose personal information was redacted by the Davis School District for privacy reasons—is arguing that the Bible should be on the list.
“You’ll no doubt find that the Bible, under Utah Code Ann.
“I thank the Utah Legislature and Utah Parents United for making this bad faith process so much easier and way more efficient,” the parent wrote.
Utah is one of several states where libraries and teachers are undergoing attacks from right-wing groups and conservative parents who are demanding that libraries ban large swaths of books.
In Florida, teachers risk going to jail if they don’t cover or remove books until they’re reviewed for “offensive” content.
Parents can submit books for review by the school district, and there’s a backlog of books under review, which takes as long as 60 days, Davis School District spokesperson Christopher Williams told the Salt Lake Tribune. »