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School book bans hit record high with nearly 12,000 removals, study finds
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Hill is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 5 Oct 2026, 19:28 UTC. The headline in use is “School book bans hit record high with nearly 12,000 removals, study finds”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
School book bans have hit a record high at almost 12,000 removals, according to a new report from PEN America, a free-speech organization. The group found 11,982 books banned in the 2025-26 school year, a big jump from the 6,870 the previous year.
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School book bans hit record high with nearly 12,000 removals, study finds
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