Updated 10.7.25 – According to local reports from Leander, thirty-six of the forty books have been returned to the school curriculum and any books removed restricted or removed from classroom libraries are to be returned.
The administration of Leander ISD in Texas has temporarily pulled and placed on hold around forty book titles from curriculum and classroom libraries ostensibly to comply with Texas Senate Bill 12. However, while the Texas law prohibits certain types of instruction related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, the district has preemptively chosen to remove these books in anticipation of possible directives from the state.
The National Coalition Against Censorship has written to the District to urge them to overturn this directive. By removing book titles from the curriculum based on the mere threat of possible enforcement, the district’s actions have deprived students of curricular choices made by trained teachers, and degrades the quality of their education – unnecessarily.
Read NCAC’s full letter to the Leander School District here: Click here for a full-screen view: