A bill approved on party lines at the Arizona State Senate on Mar. 23 is being called by some as a 'book ban' bill that will harm students who are members of the LGBTQ+ community. Here's what you should know about Arizona's SB 1700.
, which covers a portion of Pima County outside of Tucson, as well as a portion of southern Pinal County.
, which covers most of Mohave County, all of La Paz County, and a portion of northwestern Maricopa County.As mentioned above, some are against SB 1700 because they believe it will harm students who are members of the LGBTQ+ community. Some also expressed concern with what would be labeled inappropriate, and why.
K. M. Bell with the ACLU, meanwhile, argues parents already have federal and state rights surrounding curriculum. The AP has reported that Florida’s Martin County school district removed dozens of books from its middle schools and high schools, including numerous works by novelist Jodi Picoult, Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize-winning "Beloved" and James Patterson’s "Maximum Ride" thrillers, a decision which the bestselling author has criticized on Twitter as "arbitrary and borderline absurd.
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