NAACP Plans Complaint After Peoria Unified Removes Three Books From K-8 Curriculum

NAACP Plans Complaint After Peoria Unified Removes Three Books From K-8 Curriculum

The West Valley NAACP plans to file a formal complaint against Peoria Unified School District after three books featuring people of color were removed from the district’s K-8 curriculum for the 2026-27 school year. The books are Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, A Raisin in the Sun and Summer of the Mariposas. District officials said a textbook review committee raised concerns about… Source

Arizona district faces book-removal backlash

Peoria Unified School District officials say they are open to revisiting the district's anti-DEI policy after backlash over the removal of three books from middle school English classes.