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jfindper | 2 months ago

>I find the dishonesty really off-putting. None of these books are "banned". School libraries don't stock them, they might be removed from curricula, but they are not "banned"

You can look into it, if you're curious! Some of these books are indeed banned from schools (even if they want to stock it!), by state-level law no less! It's not a curation choice.

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threemux|2 months ago

There's state-level law saying it's illegal to own or read some books on this list? Or just that it's illegal for school libraries to stock it and/or include it in curricula?

jfindper|2 months ago

>There's state-level law saying it's illegal to own or read some books on this list?

Sorry, I'll edit my comment to be more clear. It is illegal for school libraries to stock it, even if they (teachers, the district, the parents, etc.) want it to be carried.

As a reminder for readers, the title of the article contains "in U.S. schools". It is probably a safe assumption to use that context for the comments in this thread.

bigstrat2003|2 months ago

In that case it would be better to say "banned from school libraries", because they are not banned in general.

jfindper|2 months ago

We're talking about an article titled "The Most Banned Books _in U.S. Schools_", I thought the "in U.S. schools" part provided the context, but I suppose not.

IAmBroom|2 months ago

Forget DNRTFA; you did not even read the entire seven-word title.

orthecreedence|2 months ago

> banned from school libraries

So, banned then?