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thewayneThe books are still available in book stores and online, etc., and ownership is not prohibited, but there's a troubling line in the state code that "...explicitly states, “Sensitive materials are prohibited in the school setting.”"
Suggestions in the Library Reddit include fake book covers, and of course reading ebooks would make it a bit difficult to be tapped out by a school official, or simply setting up an after-school club to read and discuss the books off of the school grounds.
They briefly got the Bible banned, I don't know if they tried to get the Book of Mormon banned. I've never read it, I have no idea if it's nearly as juicy with questionable content as the Bible is. The State Board's Library Media Specialist is saying that they're not conducting backpack and locker searches, but if a student is caught reading a banned book the teacher should 'gently' tell them the book is not permitted on school property and that they should take it home and not bring it back.
https://www.kuer.org/education/2025-01-21/utah-students-can-no-longer-bring-personal-copies-of-banned-books-to-school
Suggestions in the Library Reddit include fake book covers, and of course reading ebooks would make it a bit difficult to be tapped out by a school official, or simply setting up an after-school club to read and discuss the books off of the school grounds.
They briefly got the Bible banned, I don't know if they tried to get the Book of Mormon banned. I've never read it, I have no idea if it's nearly as juicy with questionable content as the Bible is. The State Board's Library Media Specialist is saying that they're not conducting backpack and locker searches, but if a student is caught reading a banned book the teacher should 'gently' tell them the book is not permitted on school property and that they should take it home and not bring it back.
https://www.kuer.org/education/2025-01-21/utah-students-can-no-longer-bring-personal-copies-of-banned-books-to-school
