Law limiting access to LGBTQ books in school libraries began with rural Arkansas district

Law limiting access to LGBTQ books in school libraries began with rural Arkansas district

(Epic Images/Getty)A rural Arkansas school district limited elementary school students’ access to nine books with LGBTQ+ characters and themes two years ago, according to district documents obtained via a public records request. The Mountain Pine School District board approved the restrictions at the same time that children’s access to LGBTQ+ content in school and public libraries became a hot-button issue throughout Arkansas, and the board’s de…