Utah bans 13 books at schools, including popular “A Court of Thorns and Roses” series, under new law
Thirteen popular books have been banned from all public schools in Utah in the first wave of bans expected under a new law that prohibits books when at least three of the state’s 41 school district boards claim they contain pornographic or indecent material. Allowing just a few districts to make decisions for the whole state makes the law one of the most lenient for book banning in the United States, according to PEN America, an organization that advocates for free speech and tracks book banning. Utah’s actions come amid a renewed push in recent years to ban more books by conservatives around the country.
