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https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2023/06/20/utah-school-district-votes-return/
Utah school board reverses Bible ban and calls out lawmakers who attacked the district
Members of the Davis School District’s school board voted to return the religious text to library shelves for students of all ages after controversy over the decision.
The Utah school district that drew national headlines for banning the Bible has now reversed that decision.
With a unanimous vote late Tuesday afternoon, members of Davis School District’s Board of Education moved to return the religious text to library shelves for students of all ages.
The highly anticipated reversal comes about one month after a review committee of staff and parents appointed by the district was initially determined that the Bible contained “vulgarity or violence” and should have access limited to just high schools.
The requester noted in their challenge, first filed in December, that they’d become frustrated by the other titles that had been removed under a state law passed in 2022 banning what some have called inappropriate books. That measure was pushed forward by conservative groups that have largely been targeting works about the LGBTQ+ community.
If those books were being removed, the parent said the Bible should be, too, for containing scenes of incest, bestiality and rape in the King James edition.
Davis School District assigned their complaint to a review committee to analyze, as required by the new law. Those individuals found it did not violate the law for “pornographic or indecent” materials, which would mean it would need to be removed immediately from all schools under what’s called a “bright line” rule.
But the committee did find under the law that the book was not appropriate for younger students, and decided it should only be accessible for upper grade levels. That determination was swiftly met by 70 appeals filed by parents and community members challenging the restriction.
Those appeals required a review and vote by the district’s full Board of Education.
Utah school board reverses Bible ban and calls out lawmakers who attacked the district
Members of the Davis School District’s school board voted to return the religious text to library shelves for students of all ages after controversy over the decision.
The Utah school district that drew national headlines for banning the Bible has now reversed that decision.
With a unanimous vote late Tuesday afternoon, members of Davis School District’s Board of Education moved to return the religious text to library shelves for students of all ages.
The highly anticipated reversal comes about one month after a review committee of staff and parents appointed by the district was initially determined that the Bible contained “vulgarity or violence” and should have access limited to just high schools.
The requester noted in their challenge, first filed in December, that they’d become frustrated by the other titles that had been removed under a state law passed in 2022 banning what some have called inappropriate books. That measure was pushed forward by conservative groups that have largely been targeting works about the LGBTQ+ community.
If those books were being removed, the parent said the Bible should be, too, for containing scenes of incest, bestiality and rape in the King James edition.
Davis School District assigned their complaint to a review committee to analyze, as required by the new law. Those individuals found it did not violate the law for “pornographic or indecent” materials, which would mean it would need to be removed immediately from all schools under what’s called a “bright line” rule.
But the committee did find under the law that the book was not appropriate for younger students, and decided it should only be accessible for upper grade levels. That determination was swiftly met by 70 appeals filed by parents and community members challenging the restriction.
Those appeals required a review and vote by the district’s full Board of Education.
It's hilarious watching them trying to pretend they aren't hypocrites.
Funny how they want to manipulate the rules to get THEIR views favored and views they don't like censored.
Religion ruins fair play.
Funny how they want to manipulate the rules to get THEIR views favored and views they don't like censored.
Religion ruins fair play.
But of course they did. Was anyone really expecting a different result?
These book bans were never about pornography, or protecting children. They've always been about marking territory and showing everyone who's in charge. Book bans and such are the christian equivalent of gang graffiti.
Now that the good people of Davis County have carved out a singular exemption for their own religious work, I wonder if they would allow a similar carve-out for the Koran. Somehow I think they would find a reason to keep it off the shelves.
These book bans were never about pornography, or protecting children. They've always been about marking territory and showing everyone who's in charge. Book bans and such are the christian equivalent of gang graffiti.
Now that the good people of Davis County have carved out a singular exemption for their own religious work, I wonder if they would allow a similar carve-out for the Koran. Somehow I think they would find a reason to keep it off the shelves.
The Koran is on the library shelves of the Davis School District.
What happened to the request to ban the book of Mormon?