Texas House advances bill that would remove 'sexually explicit' books from school libraries
- vkorobko1
- Apr 18, 2023
- 1 min read
The proposal would also create a statewide policy for how school libraries stock their shelves and require parental permission for materials deemed “sexually relevant.”
The Texas House of Representatives gave preliminary approval on Wednesday to a bill that would remove some library books from public schools for being “sexually explicit” and establish a statewide rating system required for book vendors.
The legislation, House Bill 900, has been slammed by critics as a throwback to an era where literacy freedom was under constant attack and books by people of color or those that contained controversial themes were banned.
