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Cattledog

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Mon Jan 27, 2025, 01:25 PM Jan 2025

U.S. Department of Education Ends Biden's Book Ban Hoax [View all]

This is real.

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today announced that it has dismissed 11 complaints related to so-called “book bans.” The complaints alleged that local school districts’ removal of age-inappropriate, sexually explicit, or obscene materials from their school libraries created a hostile environment for students – a meritless claim premised upon a dubious legal theory. Effective Jan. 24, 2025, OCR has rescinded all department guidance issued under the theory that a school district’s removal of age-inappropriate books from its libraries may violate civil rights laws. OCR is also dismissing six additional pending allegations of book banning and will no longer employ a “book ban coordinator” to investigate local school districts and parents working to protect students from obscene content.

https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-ends-bidens-book-ban-hoax
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