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Book Bans Hit Unprecedented High in 2025–26 School Year, PEN Report Shows
PEN America has released a report finding that book bans in US schools have reached an unprecedented level during the 2025–26 school year. The findings point to a continued acceleration of school district removals of titles, most often targeting works dealing with race, gender and LGBTQ themes. Publishers and free-speech advocates are sounding alarms over the scale of the restrictions.
Why now: A major free-expression group has just published new data showing censorship in schools at its highest recorded level.
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- Book Bans Hit Unprecedented High in 2025–26 School Year, PEN Report Shows · Publishers Weekly
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