In a victory for the freedom to read, the school board in Northville, Michigan voted unanimously last night to keep Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye in the curriculum for AP English Literature and Composition. To accommodate parents who had expressed…
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CBLDF Joins Defense of The Bluest Eye in Michigan School District
Toni Morrison’s classic novel The Bluest Eye is under fire in yet another school district, with parents in Northville, Michigan saying the book might inspire “deviant behavior” and contains “negative references…against the Christian faith,” among many other complaints. In advance…
VICTORY in Virginia: Governor Vetoes Classroom Censorship Bill
In a victory for the freedom to read, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe today vetoed a bill that would have required public schools to notify parents of “sexually explicit content” in curricular materials. The bill arose from one parent’s attempt to…
Florida Classroom Censorship Bills Gone–For Now
Good news! Two bills in the Florida legislature that would have facilitated challenges to instructional materials were allowed to die at the end of the legislative session earlier this month. The bills had been pushed by some of the same…
Students Join Growing Opposition to VA “Sexually Explicit Content” Bill
This week, CBLDF joined the National Coalition Against Censorship and other free speech advocates in asking the Virginia governor, Terry McAuliffe, to veto HB516, a bill that has disturbing implications for the freedom to read. Another letter was sent to…
CBLDF Joins Coalition Urging Veto of VA “Sexually Explicit Content” Bill
CBLDF today joined a letter from the National Coalition Against Censorship to Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, urging him to veto House Bill 516 which would require public schools to notify parents of “sexually explicit content” in curricular materials. The bill has…
Virginia Senate Passes Bill That Undermines Education
CBLDF Joins Coalition Protesting Virginia Bill that Undermines Education
Virginia House Bill Could Legitimize A Way to Ban Sexually Explicit Content in Schools
Censorship Battles Take a Toll on Educators
Virtually every public school district across the country has a policy on how challenges to materials should be handled. One of the many benefits of observing these policies is that they help to shield the districts’ own employees — teachers…