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Parents, advocates urge Utah State Board to push statewide review, removals of 'sensitive' school materials
Summary
Dozens of public commenters at the Utah State Board of Education’s June meeting urged the board to issue clear guidance for districts on removing materials they say violate HB 29 and to create a statewide removals list; speakers cited delays and inconsistent district responses.
Dozens of parents and advocacy group representatives used the Utah State Board of Education’s June public-comment period to press the board for clearer, faster state-level action on so-called sensitive school materials and the process for removing them.
Speakers including Brooke Stevens, Megan (Zoom), Lillia Allen and Sharon Gilbert described what they said are explicit or inappropriate passages in books available in some district libraries and urged the board to use the guidance it plans to publish under HB 29 to create a statewide review and removal process. Megan and other commenters urged…
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