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Audit sample finds sexually explicit passages, profane language and violence in 22 titles held by some Utah high school libraries
Summary
Auditors read 22 book titles found in a sample of secondary‑school library catalogs and reported counts of statutorily defined sexual conduct, sexually explicit content, profane language and violence. The audit prompted vigorous committee discussion; the committee referred a review of school library books to the Education Interim Committee and the
Legislative auditors told the Legislative Audit Committee on 2025-09-25 that, in a sample drawn from secondary‑school catalogs, they read 22 book titles in full and identified multiple instances that met statutory definitions of sexual conduct, sexually explicit content, profane language and depictions of violence. The committee voted to refer a review of school library books to the Education Interim Committee (lead) and the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee (review).
What auditors did and what they found
- Sample and method: Auditors searched catalogs from secondary (high) schools and examined 22 titles they located in 42 sampled secondary‑school catalogs. Auditors said the search stopped after reaching the number of titles they were able to review in full; the sample does not…
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