The Department of Education has dismissed 11 complaints regarding “book bans” the federal agency received during the Biden administration, it announced Friday.



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Department of Education dismisses book ban complaints

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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it is rescinding all past guidance issued against the removal of books.

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Department of Education dismisses book ban investigations, ends guidance

The Trump Department of Education has dismissed 11 complaints against so-called book bans, torching the Biden administration's fight to block school libraries from removing titles, including those raising alarms about sexually explicit content.

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Trump administration shuts down Biden investigations into 'book bans' in school libraries

President Trump’s Department of Education announced Friday that it will eliminate its so-called “book ban coordinator” position and dismiss numerous complaints related to the removal of “age-inappropriate” and “sexually explicit" literature from public schools.

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Education Department eliminates ‘book ban coordinator,’ dismisses complaints about removal of ‘age-inappropriate, sexually explicit’ material

The Department of Education has dismissed 11 complaints regarding “book bans” the federal agency received during the Biden administration, it announced Friday. The department said it ended former President Biden’s “book ban hoax,” calling the complaints about book removals “meritless” and based “upon a dubious legal theory.”  The complaints alleged the removals created a hostile…

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The U.S. Department of Education has taken steps to end what it called the “book ban hoax” promoted by the previous administration.
On Jan. 24, the department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the dismissal of 11 complaints related to alleged book bans in schools and rescinded guidance that suggested removing certain books from school libraries could violate civil rights laws.
The new department leadership said that decisions about schoo…

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Department of Education Drops Book Ban Complaints, Rescinds Related Guidance

U.S. Education Department Review Stirs Controversy Over Book Bans The U.S. Education Department announced on Friday that it has dismissed 11 complaints concerning book bans in public schools initially filed during the Biden administration. This move comes amid increasing debate over the restriction of books by diverse authors.According to PEN America, book bans have become alarmingly prevalent, with over 10,000 instances recorded during the 2023…

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U.S. Education Department Review Stirs Controversy Over Book Bans

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s U.S. Education Department said on Friday it dismissed 11 complaints related to book bans by local school districts that the department received during the Biden administration. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Free speech advocacy group PEN America notes that books are “under profound attack” in the U.S., adding it counted over 10,000 book bans in public schools in the 2023-24 school year. In…

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Trump administration dismisses complaints related to book bans

WASHINGTON DC, USA –  The Trump administration’s US Education Department said on Friday, January 24, it dismissed 11 complaints related to book bans by local school districts that the department received during the Biden administration. Why it’s important Free speech advocacy group PEN America notes that books are “under profound attack” in the US, adding it counted over 10,000 book bans in public schools in the 2023-24 school year. In recent ye…

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More Winning: Trump Administration Shuts Down Biden's Fake 'Banned Books' Investigations

Diyosa Carter/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it is rescinding all past guidance issued against the removal of books and will no longer employ a coordinator to investigate instances of unlawful book removals. The department also announced that it has dismissed 11 book ban complaints and six pending complaints. According to the DOE, the complaints alleged that the removal o…

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