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Bill to restrict explicit sexual content from K‑8 school libraries draws debate over local review and statutory standards
Summary
A bill to bar books that “show, depict, or write about sexual acts in a graphic manner” from public school libraries for younger students drew questions about definition, local review and overlap with existing statutes at a Jan. 23 Ways and Means hearing.
House Bill 282, presented by Delegate Nino Mangione on Jan. 23, seeks to remove from public school libraries books that “show, depict, or write about sexual acts in a graphic manner,” with the sponsor saying the intent is to set a statewide standard for materials available to younger students.
Mangione said the bill is not aimed at public libraries or the public square but at public school libraries for third‑, fourth‑ and fifth‑grade…
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