Monroe County Schools in Tennessee may have improperly ordered the removal of 574 books from school libraries, in response to Tennessee’s Age-Appropriate Materials Act, which considers certain books as inappropriate for students, before any formal complaints were filed.
The National Coalition Against Censorship has written to the school board to urge them to return all 574 books to school libraries, desist from removing any others, and uphold the First Amendment values of free inquiry and free access to information.
Read NCAC’s full letter to the Monroe County Schools here:Click here for a full-screen view: