State board delays vote on removing more books from South Carolina public schools

Various groups on the right side of the political spectrum are pushing for tighter restrictions on what books are allowed in school libraries in several US states, with opponents warning that this amounts to censorship that enforces conservative values.

State board delays vote on removing more books from South Carolina public schools

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) – A decision that could have made South Carolina the nation's leader in state-mandated school book bans has been put on hold. The State Board of Education voted Tuesday to postpone consideration of whether to remove 10 books from public school libraries and classrooms after several board members raised concerns about the review process. The following books were recommended for removal by the Instructional Materials Review C…

Challenged books to stay in SC schools, for now, amid hesitancy from state education board

Ten books that were up for removal for SC schools will stay on shelves for now after the State Board of Education postponed a decision amid some's hesitancy.

No vote on removing books from schools as SC education board questions own rule

From left to right, state Board of Education Chair David O'Shields, attorney John Tyler, Chair-Elect Rita Allison, Joette Johnson and Joyce Crimminger hear a report during a meeting Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Skylar Laird/SC Daily Gazette)COLUMBIA — Amid state Board of Education members’ misgivings about its own regulation banning “sexual conduct” from K-12 public schools, the board held off on deciding Tuesday whether to remove 10 more books from …

SC book ban vote delayed, lawmakers express concerns over regulations

The South Carolina Board of Education has postponed a vote on the 10 books proposed for a statewide ban Tuesday.

South Carolina Postpones Vote on Banning 10 Books Statewide

Whether or not public school students will continue to have fewer diverse choices in their reading life across South Carolina was the topic of today’s State Department of Education meeting. Ten books were on the table for statewide removal following committee input, but a robust discussion about the unintended consequences of such decisions–and the abuse of the process that has imbued one parent in one county with outsized power to ban books acr…