North Little Rock School District Instructs Staff to Hide Books with LGBTQ+ Content From Reading Platform | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

North Little Rock School District instructs staff to hide books with LGBTQ+ content from reading platform | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

North Little Rock School District officials on Tuesday instructed the district's staff to remove dozens of books containing LGBTQ+ material from its digital reading platform, according to a leaked memo reviewed by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

North Little Rock School District orders 50 LGBTQ+ books hidden on students’ digital platform

(Getty Images)A Central Arkansas school district ordered its staff on Tuesday to block students’ access to a wide range of LGBTQ+ books “as soon as possible,” according to an internal memo the Advocate obtained via the state Freedom of Information Act. “It has come to our attention that certain reading materials on the Epic Reading platform may not align with the diverse belief systems of all our school district families,” North Little Rock Scho…

North Little Rock School District tells teachers to hide LGBTQ+ books

Elementary students in the North Little Rock School District no longer have access to some digital books with LGBTQ+ themes and characters, after the district got a complaint that the content was inappropriate.  The district’s decision to cut access to the children’s books raises questions about censorship and First Amendment rights, a hot topic in Arkansas in recent years as state officials passed a passel of laws limiting what libraries can an…