US EditionFlorida had most book bans in 2024-25 school year, free speech group says
PEN America recorded over 2,300 book bans in Florida schools during 2024-25, driven by state pressure and parental objections targeting race, gender, and sexuality themes.
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Florida Schools and Parents Censored 444 Book Titles in 2025, Down from 732
Both the Florida Department of Education and PEN America, a nonprofit advocating for freedom of expression, have released their annual lists of books removed from school classrooms and libraries, each reporting fewer removals than last year. The post Florida Schools and Parents Censored 444 Book Titles in 2025, Down from 732 appeared first on FlaglerLive.
Latest PEN America Report Finds “Disturbing Normalization” of Book Bans in Public Schools; Nearly 23,000 Cases of Book Bans Across 45 States and 451 School Districts Since 2021
From PEN America: In a new report documenting public school book bans over the 2024-2025 school year, PEN America cites alarming censorship pressures on school districts including: new federal efforts to restrict education that amplify rhetoric from state and local efforts to ban books; persistent attacks conflating LGBTQ+ identities as “sexually explicit;” and state-mandated bans or “no read” lists which prohibit specific titles statewide. “Ce…
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