Utah parent gets the Bible banned from some of US state's schools - and the reason might surprise you
Sky NewsJun 03, 2023
The Davis School District has reportedly banned the Bible from elementary and middle schools for allegedly containing "vulgarity or violence." The book, however, will remain in place in high school libraries.
The move takes effect immediately and follows a parent's complaint that cited Utah's 2022 law banning books with "pornographic or indecent" material.
The effort to ban the Bible was undoubtedly a mockery of conservative states that are standing against left-wing indoctrination in American schools. Unfortunately, even after acknowledging that the Bible's content didn't violate the law, the district pulled it from the school shelves, arguing it wasn't suitable for younger children. The decision is illogical, baseless, and hypocritical.
Conservatives are reaping what they sow, as seen by this latest ban. As the GOP culture war continues to cripple education systems nationwide and children's curiosity and critical thought, parents have had enough. Hopefully, the removal of the Bible — which is merely following GOP guidelines — will force the opposition to rethink its war on freedom of thought.
It's dangerous that politicians and advocacy groups, who place politics above young peoples' education needs, are deciding what children should read. If the rising trend to ban, limit, or restrict books goes unchecked, politicians will control how students — caught in the crossfire of these bipartisan games — are taught and how they think. America's war on books must end.
There's a 50% chance that the US' score in the Freedom in the World Report for 2050 will be at least 80.41, according to the Metaculus prediction community.