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    School book bans have seen an unprecedented surge this year, a new report says

    If you've read a book in one sitting sometime in the last year, chances are another book was banned before you finished it. According to a report from PEN America released Monday, a book ban was enacted in an American school district every 3½ hours between July 2021 and July 2022. The eye-opening report showcases how widespread book banning has become and how quickly it is accelerating. Nearly ...
    by Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times Sep 19, 2022 3 minutes
    Books line the shelves at the Rice University Library on April 26, 2022, in Houston, Texas.

    If you've read a book in one sitting sometime in the last year, chances are another book was banned before you finished it.

    According to a report from PEN America released Monday, a book ban was enacted in an American school district every 3½ hours between July 2021 and July 2022.

    The eye-opening report showcases how widespread book banning has become and how quickly it is accelerating. Nearly 140 school districts in 32 states issued more than 2,500 book bans during the 2021-22 school: The Growing Movement to Censor Books in Schools."

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