Pennsylvania school district accused of banning Girls Who Code book series
by Lauren Aratani from US news | The Guardian on (#642NM)
Pen America says Central York school district banned the books but officials strongly deny it in statement
A school district in Pennsylvania temporarily banned the Girls Who Code book series for young readers, according to an index of banned books compiled by the free expression non-profit, Pen America.
The books are four of more than 1,500 unique book titles that have been banned by various schools across the country after conservative pushes to censor books. According to a report released by Pen America in April, 138 school districts across 32 states have banned books from their classrooms and school libraries, sometimes temporarily, even if only for a day, sometimes on an ongoing basis.
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