Utah Bans 13 books from state schools

[pdurrant]

The ABC reports that Utah has passed a law banning certain "objective sensitive material" from state schools.

The Utah State Board of Education has now released a list of titles that must now be removed from state schools in Utah.

"Objective sensitive material" is defined under the law as an instructional material that constitutes pornographic or indecent material, which is further defined in Utah law as depicting or describing sex or nudity while also lacking "serious value" for minors.

The list currently consists of 13 titles,

A Court of Rose and Thorns by Sarah J. Mass
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Mass
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Mass
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Mass
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Mass
Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Mass
What Girls Are Made Of by Elana K. Arnold
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
Forever by Judy Blume
Tilt by Ellen Hopkins
Fallout by Ellen Hopkins
Blankets by Craig Thompson
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood



Please try not to stray into partisan political comments in this thread. There's a thread on this story that's been moved into the P&R forum.

[jackm8]

I can see why Oryx and Crake was banned, I've no knowledge of the rest of them.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by jackm8

I can see why Oryx and Crake was banned, I've no knowledge of the rest of them.

I cannot see why any of the books were banned. I'm sorry you can see their side of things.

[DiapDealer]

Wow! Sure looks like a we-have-to-add-a-few-other-titles-to-the-list-so-it-doesn't-look-like-we're-starting-a-Sara-J-Mass-vendetta situation to me!

Morons.