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A South Carolina Board of Education subcommittee voted to ban seven of 11 challenged books from public high schools in the state. Three others were approved and one was tabled for additional consideration.
The list of books under review by the Instructional Materials Review Committee (IMRC) include books commonly taught in public schools such as “To Kill A Mockingbird,” “1984” and “Romeo and Juliet.”
Those three volumes survived the challenge and will remain on shelves in the state’s public high schools.
Seven other books were recommended for removal by the subcommittee: “Damsel” by Elana Arnold, “Ugly Love” by Colleen Hoover, “A Court of Frost and Starlight” by Sarah J. Maas, “A Court of Mist and Fury” by Sarah J. Maas, “A Court of Thrones and Roses” by Sarah J. Mass – banned, “A Court of Wings and Ruin” by Sarah J. Maas, and “Normal People” by Sally Rooney/
“Crank” by Ellen Hopkins was tabled to be considered consideration at a later time
The books on the list were being evaluated because of a new state law allowing any parent to challenge books they consider demostrating “sexual conduct.”
The subcommittee said the books contain sexual content that is considered not age and developmentally-appropriate and that under South Carolina law, materials containing any descriptions or visual depictions of sexual conduct are not allowed in South Carolina schools.
Thursday’s meeting was the first since the book ban law went into effect earlier in the fall. The committee will bring this final recommendation to the South Carolina Board of Education for a vote on Tuesday.
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