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State of Censorship: Unabridged Contributions From Our Participants

By |2022-10-03T16:22:41-04:00January 27th, 2014|Censorship News Articles|

Read contributions from: American Association of University Professors American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression American Civil Liberties Union American Library Association American Society of Journalists & Authors Association of American Publishers Catholics for Choice College Art Association Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Dramatists Guild of America Lambda Legal Modern Language Association National Center for Science Education National Council of Teachers [...]

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Muhlenberg Teachers, Students Object to ‘Red Flagging’ Classroom Library Books

By |2020-01-03T14:34:16-05:00January 15th, 2014|Incidents|

A student-led petition sounded the alarm: no new books could enter Muhlenberg classroom libraries without being "rated" for mature, sexual, violent or religiously offensive content. A letter from NCAC's Kids' Right to Read Project sheds light on concerns over such ratings.

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Joint Statement about the University of Colorado’s Actions Relating to Professor Patricia Adler

By |2016-02-03T11:43:26-05:00January 2nd, 2014|Incidents|

Statement about the University of Colorado’s Actions Relating to Professor Patricia Adler From The National Coalition Against Censorship, American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, and Student Press Law Center January 2, 2014 As groups concerned about academic freedom and free speech, we join the American Association of University Professors in expressing alarm over the [...]

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Embattled Colorado Professor Returns to Teach “Deviance” Course

By |2021-07-08T15:43:51-04:00January 2nd, 2014|Incidents|

UPDATE: Sociology professor Patti Adler has returned to teaching after CU-Boulder informed her she would be reinstated as instructor of the course "Deviance in U.S. Society." NCAC and other national organizations issued a statement warning CU-Boulder of their obligations to academic freedom.

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NCAC Joins Amicus Brief in Lawsuit Challenging Arizona’s Ethnic Studies ban

By |2024-04-09T14:52:16-04:00November 26th, 2013|Incidents|

NCAC has partnered with the Freedom To Read Foundation and other library, education, and free speech organizations in filing an amicus brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Arce v. Huppenthal, arguing that a statute which led to the disbanding of Tucson’s Mexican American Studies (MAS) program violates Arizona students’ First Amendment rights.

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NCAC Lends Support to Legislation to Curb Mass Surveillance

By |2016-02-01T11:01:34-05:00November 21st, 2013|Incidents|

In a letter to members of Congress, NCAC and other civil society groups, companies and investors call for a complete overhaul of government surveillance. The letter demands transparency and oversight ahead of a U.S. Senate Judiciary hearing on 21 November on “Oversight of U.S. government surveillance authorities.” 

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Kara Walker and Wilma Grey on Free Expression

By |2019-03-19T13:22:47-04:00November 20th, 2013|Videos|

Renowned artist Kara Walker goes "off-script" for a moment at NCAC's Free Speech Matters Celebration to raise the possibility of "the censor as an opportunity" in the context of art, before presenting a Free Speech Defender award to Newark Public Library Executive Director Wilma Grey. In 2013, Grey courageously restored a display of a controversial work by Walker. Grey's willingness [...]

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Dozens Speak in Support of ‘Absolutely True Diary’ in Billings, MT

By |2020-01-03T14:34:09-05:00November 11th, 2013|Incidents|

NCAC and partners sent a letter to the Billings School District on Monday defending Sherman Alexie's Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. The book is taught in 10th grade classrooms. At a well-attended school board meeting this week, many supporters of the book spoke out in its defense. 

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Supreme Court Rules to Limit Student Speech

By |2020-01-03T14:08:46-05:00October 21st, 2013|Updates|

In the now-infamous "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" case – Morse v. Frederick – the Supreme Court ruled this week that school principal Deborah Morse did not violate Joseph Frederick's First Amendment rights. Below, we've collected commentary on how this landmark case (the first time the Court has weighed students' free speech rights in over 20 years) could effect free speech [...]

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NCAC’s Letter to Key Senators About S. 1619

By |2019-03-15T16:49:03-04:00October 21st, 2013|Incidents|

  April 8, 1998 The following letter was sent to the members of the Senate Commerce Committee and other key senators. The complete list of recipients follows the text. I am writing to express concern about legislative efforts to restrict access to the Internet in schools and libraries, and particularly about S. 1619, the Internet School Filtering Act, which would [...]

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Publications

By |2019-03-08T00:03:58-05:00October 21st, 2013|Updates|

  NCAC Censorship News NCAC's newsletter, published quarterly, contains information and discussion about freedom of expression issues, including current school censorship controversies, threats to the free flow of information, and obscenity laws. A full archive is available online.       Censoring Science: A Stem Cell Story This article from NCAC's The Knowledge Project analyzes the First Amendment implications of federal [...]

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Monthly Giving

By |2020-01-03T15:51:15-05:00October 21st, 2013|Updates|

Give to NCAC on a monthly basis and support the ongoing work of our advocacy and educational programs. A  monthly contribution is an easy way to show continual support for NCAC’s work.  Your monthly contributions add up to a significant annual gift. Click on the red check to set up a monthly donation through Paypal. You can unsubscribe at any [...]

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Texas Banned Books: Questions & Answers, a panel on censorship

By |2020-01-02T15:08:20-05:00September 26th, 2013|Events|

TXBBQ&A will be an interactive roundtable discussion about the real, relevant state of censorship in Texas. The conversation will center on Texas schools and values, books in prison, freedom of the press and the right to read. 9/26, free and open to the public. Part of Banned Books Week 2013!

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Virginia Schools Cancel Talk by Meg Medina Over YA Book Title

By |2020-01-03T14:37:36-05:00September 23rd, 2013|Incidents|

The Cumberland County school district cancelled a talk about bullying by author Meg Medina because of the title of her most recent book, Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass. The book's title are the first words the main character hears her first day of school, kicking off bullying that will plague her throughout the year. 

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‘Tis the Season: NCAC Defends Challenged Books, Authors During Banned Books Week

By |2020-01-03T15:39:01-05:00September 23rd, 2013|Incidents|

As Banned Books Week (9/22-9/29) kicks into gear, the Kids' Right to Read Project finds itself battling censorship issues in half a dozen states. On Monday, KRRP joined other free speech organizations in opposition to the recent ban on Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man.

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Guardian Op-Ed: What’s more important? Protecting the flag, or the freedoms it stands for?

By |2020-01-03T14:34:08-05:00September 17th, 2013|Blog|

Read Svetlana Mintcheva's op-ed in the Guardian on how a successful component of a college credit art history class at McCracken County High School in Paducah, Kentucky has been cancelled because of a controversy provoked by an art installation involving the United States flag.

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In Broomfield, CO ‘Bluest Eye’ is Removed Without Being ‘Banned’

By |2020-01-03T14:37:34-05:00August 23rd, 2013|Updates|

The Adams 12 School Board voted to settle a challenge to Toni Morrison's 'The Bluest Eye' in Advanced Placement literature classes. The board voted in support of the superintendent's decision, not outright banning the book but approving such great restrictions as to make the book impossible to teach. 

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KRRP Defends ‘The Bluest Eye’ Among Others in Latest Spate of Book Challenges

By |2020-01-03T14:37:33-05:00August 2nd, 2013|Incidents|

School's out for the summer, but there's no vacation from book challenges. The Kids' Right to Read Project is battling a handful of censorship cases, including a push to remove The Bluest Eye from Advanced Placement courses in Adams County, Colorado. Find out more about the latest battles...

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Film Contest 2012: You’re Reading What?!?!

By |2020-01-03T14:24:29-05:00July 10th, 2013|Events|

  Join us for a free afternoon of films and discussions with the winners of our 2012 Youth Free Expression Film Contest! We'll also feature youth-made films from partners, and a special live performance! FREE. Saturday, March 30th 1pm-4pm. Doors open at 12:45pm. New York Film Academy Screening Room 100 East 17th Street in Manhattan N, Q, R, W, 4, [...]

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Glen Ellyn District 41 School Board Votes to Return ‘Perks’

By |2016-01-15T15:52:30-05:00June 11th, 2013|Incidents|

The Kids’ Right to Read Project (KRRP) celebrated the return of Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Simon & Schuster) to middle school classroom libraries in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. District 41 school board members voted 6-1 to reverse a ban on the book at their meeting yesterday. Perks was effectively banned on April 29 by the outgoing Glen [...]

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Kids’ Right to Read, Allies ask D41 School Board to Unban ‘Perks’

By |2020-01-03T14:24:52-05:00June 6th, 2013|Incidents|

NCAC's Kids’ Right to Read Project (KRRP) and its allies sent a letter to Glen Ellyn District 41 school board members today, urging them to reverse the district’s ban on Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Simon & Schuster) in middle school classroom libraries. The board is set to reconsider the ban at a June 10 meeting. The [...]

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