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Who should decide what books are too explicit for schools?

Who should decide what books are too explicit for schools?

Update: 2025-06-08
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Alberta plans to implement new rules for "age-appropriate" books in school libraries after parent groups flagged four books, saying they contained sexually explicit content not suitable for younger readers. But critics say the review is unfairly targeting 2SLGBTQ+ books and promoting intolerance toward those communities in the process


Our question: Who should decide what books are too explicit for schools? At what point does restricting graphic content turn into censorship?


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Who should decide what books are too explicit for schools?

Who should decide what books are too explicit for schools?