NCAC protests decision to remove eight books from the school library in a Maine school district
The National Coalition Against Censorship has written to the Board of Directors at Maine School Administrative District #6 in Buxton, Maine, to protest the decision to suspend its policy for reviewing book challenges to remove eight books from the school library before reviewing a complaint. Removed titles include Choke [...]
NCAC protests Sioux City Community Schools’ removal of This Book is Gay from libraries | Updated
Updated 4/12/2023 – The District Board President has responded to our letter. His email stated: Primarily, the book presented safety issues as it describes how to access unsuitable websites and other “hookup” processes. It is completely inappropriate for our students. As a result of the safety issues, we [...]
NCAC offers school admin Guidelines for Developing Policies on The Display of Student Art
As challenges to school library books and instructional materials are on the rise across the country, artistic censorship in schools has received less attention. However, school districts everywhere are struggling with increased political scrutiny on curricular and extracurricular artistic expression. School administrators are increasingly feeling pressured to censor or [...]
West Texas A&M University president bans student drag performances
National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) has delivered a letter to the Board of Regents at Texas A&M University System to express its concern regarding West Texas A&M President Walter Wendler's decisions to cancel A Fool’s Drag Race and place a ban on all future campus drag performances. According to [...]
NCAC encourages Canby School District in Oregon to update their book challenge policy | Updated
Updated 11/28/23 - Canby School District officials voted to return eleven out of the twelve challenged books to school libraries. 3/30/23 - The National Coalition Against Censorship has sent a letter to the Canby School District in Canby, Oregon expressing our concerns with their instructional material reconsideration procedures. We [...]
NCAC recommends a substantial change to proposed library media policy at Volusia County Schools in Florida
The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) has written to Volusia County Schools in DeLand, Florida, to suggest an important change to proposed amendments for the district's Library Media Selection policy. In a letter to the district, NCAC expresses our concern regarding an addition to the district policy, which states [...]