Virginia Intellectual Freedom In the News Archive
November 2022
- November 18, 2022 Gov. Youngkin Promises Racism, Slavery Will Be Taught in Virginia Schools https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/gov-youngkin-promises-racism-slavery-will-be-taught-in-virginia-schools/ar-AA14i8yi?ocid=msedgdhp&cvid=381d3f22bf6b491199ae43ed5874ccfa&fbclid=IwAR14NyguJA5wwVsrmFieIwfAFjBLpL-4dGDmsXg6x9eBHtk97kGlgbV8oOw
- November 18, 2022 Virginia's GOP Governor Deleted MLK Day & Barack Obama from Its History Curriculum https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/virginia-s-gop-governor-deleted-mlk-day-barack-obama-from-its-history-curriculum/ar-AA14hvNw?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=e1a635591aac4b38be6b43f0ba6174a7&fbclid=IwAR1vTGXgnDf9tBK93xc9lWCxOZabXy2ikuT2crFUshc_gKAm9YvIE-42yzw
- November 18, 2022 Judge Dismisses Social Media Lawsuit against Prince William Supervisor Pete Candland https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/judge-dismisses-social-media-lawsuit-against-prince-william-supervisor-pete-candland/article_e3ffa1a6-6737-11ed-9a5d-2f703a2bb359.html
- November 16, 2022 School Board Hears Concern, Parents’ Angst over Sexual Book Content https://www.chesterfieldobserver.com/articles/school-board-hears-concern-parents-angst-over-sexual-book-content/
- November 14, 2022 SB 787 Public School Libraries; Printed or Audiovisual Materials, Selection, Evaluation, & Checkout Proced. https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB787
- November 12, 2022 Education Dept. Investigates Virginia School District's Response to Anti-Semitic Incidents https://www.christianpost.com/news/federal-govt-probes-school-districts-handling-of-anti-semitism.html
- November 8, 2022 Frederick County Public Schools Adopts Model Policy on 'Sexually Explicit' Curriculum https://www.winchesterstar.com/winchester_star/frederick-county-public-schools-adopts-model-policy-on-sexually-explicit-curriculum/article_17ea1ce3-67bd-54fc-bd1b-42c168b8e20d.html
- November 4, 2022 HB 1379 Public elementary and Secondary School Libraries; Catalog of Printed and Audiovisual Materials, etc. https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1379
- November 4, 2022 Prince William School Board Considering Parental Consent for School-Wide Book Readings https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/prince-william-school-board-considering-parental-consent-for-school-wide-book-readings/article_eb60a168-5c1d-11ed-9e31-a705f8657a13.html
- November 4, 2022 Virginia's GOP Governor Shut Down a Hotline that Parents Could Use to Report 'Critical Race Theory' Complaints because Not Enough People Were Sending Tips https://www.yahoo.com/news/virginias-gop-governor-shut-down-152237105.html
- November 4, 2022 Teacher Asks Court to Restore Suit on Trans Student Pronouns https://www.nvdaily.com/associated_press_national/teacher-asks-court-to-restore-suit-on-trans-student-pronouns/article_14290a75-4ddf-5afd-8b38-5f4263dd0d48.html
- November 3, 2022 Virginia Education Tip Line Sees Concerns from Parents https://www.nvdaily.com/associated_press_national/virginia-education-tip-line-sees-concerns-from-parents/article_1950f298-7cfe-5caa-9aa5-54ad5bb52f21.html
- November 3, 2022 ‘There Are Some Hills That Are Worth Dying on,’ Says Teacher Fired Over ‘Preferred’ Pronouns https://www.dailysignal.com/2022/11/03/there-are-some-hills-that-are-worth-dying-on-says-teacher-fired-over-preferred-pronouns/
October 2022
- October 21, 2022 Ashcroft Wants Tighter Rules on Racy Public Library Books https://roanoke.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/ashcroft-wants-tighter-rules-on-racy-public-library-books/article_7dba9db5-7136-5bba-9099-be091f14ff94.html
- October 19, 2022 Fauquier Deputy Superintendent Says New 'Sexually Explicit Content' Draft Policy Will Be Presented in November https://www.fauquiernow.com/news/education/fauquier-deputy-superintendent-says-new-sexually-explicit-content-draft-policy-will-be-presented-in-november/article_fc741746-4f1b-11ed-9862-f7ffdc2238e7.html
- October 19, 2022 Total of 33 Library Books Challenged in Spotsylvania https://fredericksburg.com/news/local/education/total-of-33-library-books-challenged-in-spotsylvania/article_ba590394-4e49-11ed-8a98-f750c1f09f95.html
- October 18, 2022 Lawsuit Against Spotsylvania School Board Can Move Forward With Amendments https://vadogwood.com/2022/10/18/lawsuit-against-spotsylvania-school-board-can-move-forward-with-amendments/
- October 14, 2022 LGBTQ bill on Child Abuse Creates Uproar in Virginia and Beyond https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/10/14/lgbtq-bill-virginia-guzman/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=6b8a4e76-c749-4943-b2c3-dda9c7fefa79
- October 14, 2022 Safest State in America? Virginia Ranks Well as a Whole but Cybersecurity Lacking https://augustafreepress.com/safest-state-in-america-virginia-ranks-well-as-a-whole-but-cybersecurity-lacking/
- October 14, 2022 Residents Speak Out Against Textbook Ban https://dailyprogress.com/community/madisonnews/news/residents-speak-out-against-textbook-ban/article_07d96f32-498b-11ed-a4d9-978a7f094836.html
- October 13, 2022 Va. Parents Could Face Abuse Charges for not Affirming Their LGBTQ child Under New Bill https://wjla.com/news/crisis-in-the-classroom/lgbtq-students-parents-schools-education-child-protective-services-felony-glenn-youngkin-jason-miyares-lesbian-gay-transgender-charges-virginia-sexual-orientation-gender-identity
- October 12, 2022 Sparks Fly in Loudoun County School Board Race over 'Book Banning' and 'Explicit Books' https://wjla.com/news/elections/loudoun-county-public-schools-board-race-explicit-book-banning-local-elections-virginia-lauren-shernoff-michael-rivera-nick-gothard-erika-ogedegbe-tiffany-polifko-andrew-hoyler-lcps-classroom-lesson-plans-literature
- October 10, 2022 Banning Books Controversy in Madison County https://www.cbs19news.com/story/47455142/banning-books-controversy-in-madison-county
- October 6, 2022 Books in Question for ‘Vulgar’ Material Can Be Sold to Minors in Virginia Beach for Now, but ‘Fight Is Far from Over,’ Delegate Says https://www.pilotonline.com/news/education/vp-nw-virginia-beach-obscene-books-update-20221006-q2bcqdwa25affc7eos6vjzzpaq-story.html
- October 5, 2022 A Campus Pro-Life Group Faced Criticism. Now, It Demands That Its Detractors Be 'Reprimanded.' https://reason.com/2022/10/05/a-campus-pro-life-group-faced-criticism-now-it-demands-that-its-detractors-be-reprimanded/
- October 5, 2022 Overturning of Gender Queer Graphic Novel's Ban Stands as Appeal Misses Deadline https://www.cbr.com/gender-queer-virginia-ban-victory-stands-no-appeal/
- October 4, 2022 Madison School Board Proposes Banning Library Books as Part of New State Policy https://starexponent.com/news/madison-school-board-proposes-banning-library-books-as-part-of-new-state-policy/article_f9021330-cf5d-5d9f-8198-6a8bfdfd789c.html
- October 3, 2022 Bedford Co. Book Challenging Policy Passes; Parents Not Part of Process until Step Four https://wset.com/news/local/book-challenging-policy-library-bedford-county-passes-parents-rights-students-classroom-school-material-virginia-public-education-curriculum-fall-dr-susan-mele-georgia-hairston-susan-kirby-christopher-daniels2022#
- October 2, 2022 New Virginia Law Mandates Public Schools Alert Parents to Sexually Explicit Instructional Material https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-virginia-law-mandates-public-schools-alert-parents-sexually-explicit-instructional-material
- October 2, 2022 Virginia Governor Seeks to Limit Protection to Transgender Students https://depauliaonline.com/59921/nation/virginia-governor-seeks-to-limit-protection-to-transgender-students/
- October 1, 2022 New Virginia Law Means Parents Must be Alerted to any Sexually-Explicit Material at School https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/instructional-materials-with-sexually-explicit-content-new-virginia-law
September 2022
- September 29, 2022 Northern Virginia Students Walk Out to Protest State Policies on Trans Youth https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/northern-virginia-students-walk-out-to-protest-state-policies-on-trans-youth/article_01eb4772-4016-11ed-b9c7-e70dbc79c430.html
- September 28, 2022 Book Banning Begins In Madison https://madrapp.com/book-banning-begins-in-madison-p4062-221.htm
- September 28, 2022 VMI Administrators Bully Student Newspaper Over Unflattering Coverage https://www.thefire.org/vmi-administrators-bully-student-newspaper-over-unflattering-coverage/
- September 28, 2022 Threatening Email Sent to Virginia Beach School Staff Over Books in Collection https://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/Threatening-Email-Sent-to-Virginia-Beach-School-Staff-Over-Books-in-Collection-Censorship-Roundup
- September 27, 2022 Va. Students Walk Out of Classes in Protest of Youngkin Transgender Policy https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/09/27/youngkin-virginia-transgender-student-policy-walkout/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=2e5cf57c-9115-4807-a4da-b8b506e8ef6d
- September 26, 2022 Thousands of Virginia Students Protesting Youngkin's Transgender Policy Changes https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/virginia-trans-policies-student-walk-outs/65-efb29d76-44c9-448f-b871-b183bd025aaf?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=2e5cf57c-9115-4807-a4da-b8b506e8ef6d
- September 22, 2022 Spotsylvania, Virginia, School District Removes Books Without Review https://ncac.org/news/spotsylvania-virginia-school-removes-books
- September 1, 2022 Virginia Can't Force Bookstores To Card Kids for Books on Gender and Sexuality https://reason.com/2022/09/01/virginia-cant-force-bookstores-to-card-kids-for-books-on-gender-and-sexuality/
August 2022
- August 31, 2022 Youngkin Says Virginia Law on Banning Obscene Books Needs Review Next Session https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/virginia-local-news/youngkin-says-virginia-law-on-banning-obscene-books-needs-review-next-session/
- August 31, 2022 Virginia Judge Tosses Legal Attempt To Limit Book Sales, Distribution To Kids https://www.huffpost.com/entry/virginia-beach-book-obscenity-law-gender-queer_n_630f753ee4b07744a2fc3c03
- August 31, 2022 Judge Dismisses Virginia Obscenity Lawsuit Seeking To Restrict Distribution of Books to Minors https://www.foxnews.com/us/judge-dismisses-virginia-obscenity-lawsuit-seeking-restrict-distribution-books-minors
- August 31, 2022 Judge Thwarts Va. Republicans’ Effort to Limit Book Sales at Barnes & Noble https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/08/30/barnes-and-noble-virginia-book-ban/
- August 30, 2022 Virginia Library To Host Author of 1619 Project During 'Banned Books Week' https://gazette.com/news/us-world/virginia-library-to-host-author-of-1619-project-during-banned-books-week/article_d0570eb0-9ae5-59d3-9434-6bfb99a16a81.html
- August 30, 2022 Virginia Won’t Ban Books for Obscenity—for Now https://slate.com/culture/2022/08/virginia-obscenity-lawsuit-dismissed-gender-queer-book-banning.html
- August 30, 2022 Virginia Judge Rules Against Book-Banning Attempt https://publishingperspectives.com/2022/08/virginia-judge-rules-against-book-banning-attempt/
- August 30, 2022 Virginia Court Blocks Republican Attempt to Criminalize LGBTQ Books https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgpg37/virginia-court-blocks-republican-attempt-to-criminalize-lgbtq-books
- August 30, 2022 Judge Tosses Virginia Obscenity Cases, Declares State Law Unconstitutional https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/90209-judge-tosses-virginia-obscenity-cases-declares-state-law-unconstitutional.html
- August 30, 2022 Gender Queer Obscenity Case Dismissed in Virginia https://bookriot.com/gender-queer-obscenity-case-dismissed/
- August 30, 2022 Judge Throws Out Obscenity Case Attempting to Restrict Sales of Books in Virginia Beach https://www.virginiamercury.com/2022/08/30/judge-throws-out-obscenity-case-attempting-to-restrict-sales-of-books-in-virginia-beach/
- August 30, 2022 In a Win for 'Gender Queer' and Free Speech, Judge Tosses Suit that Tried to Deem Book Obscene https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2022/08/30/gender-queer-virginia-judge-tosses-suit-obscene-books/7943937001/
- August 30, 2022 Judge Dismisses VB Delegate’s Lawsuit against Barnes & Noble over Books Pulled from VBCPS https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/virginia-beach/judge-could-rule-if-two-books-previously-found-in-vbcps-are-obscene/?fbclid=IwAR2Sa8QNjb53Z3LN3sLYgj-c5LW6Z-HW3FtFjzoX_Jj6_-7z_G3E03ovkmo
- August 30, 2022 Fairfax County Public Library Board Sticks by Materials Selection Policy https://www.ffxnow.com/2022/08/30/fairfax-county-public-library-board-sticks-by-materials-selection-policy/
- August 26, 2022 Are Books Previously Found in Virginia Beach School Libraries Obscene? A decision Could Come as Soon as Tuesday https://www.yahoo.com/news/books-previously-found-virginia-beach-145900596.html
- August 26, 2022: Virginia Schools Must Teach Social Science, History with Context
- August 26, 2022: Virginia's Fairfax County Public Schools Do Not Require Students to have Parental Consent to Change their Names or Genders
- August 25, 2022: Activist Group Moms for Liberty Submits 14 more Books for Removal in Fauquier County Public Schools
- August 25, 2022: UVA Students’ Efforts to Erase Jefferson from Campus More than Just Tom-Foolery
- August 25, 2022: The Virginia History Its State Board Doesn’t Want Students to Know
- August 25, 2022: The Book-Banning Lawsuit Against Barnes & Noble is Moving forward in Virginia
- August 24, 2022: Loudoun School Board Briefed on Library Book Selection Process
- August 24, 2022: Virginia Beach School Board Meeting Gets Heated Over ‘Porn Peddling’ Accusation
- August 24, 2022: Virginia Beach School Board Meeting Gets Heated on Schoolbook Material
- August 23, 2022: Book Chronicling Transgender Teens to Remain on Chesterfield School Shelves
- August 18, 2022: Youngkin’s Superintendent Says Black History Won’t Be Censored
- August 18, 2022: Editorial: There Are Better Ways Forward than 'Book Bans'
- August 17, 2022: Students Lose Access to Books Amid ‘State-Sponsored Purging of Ideas’
- August 16, 2022: Have You Heard About Virginia Schools’ ‘Sexually Explicit Material’ Guidelines?
- August 15, 2022: Parents Protesting More Books at Prince William School Libraries
- August 15, 2022: Mothers Behind Book-Banning Campaign Claim Their First Amendment Rights Are Being Violated
- August 14, 2022: Policies that Notify Virginia parents of ‘Sexually Explicit Content’ in School Materials Are on the Way
- August 12, 2022: New VA Law Requiring Parents be Informed of Sexual Content in School Reveals True Colors of LGBTQ Rainbow
- August 11, 2022: Virginia’s Gov. Youngkin Will Force Teachers to Out Their LGBTQ+ Students
- August 10, 2022: Parents Can Now Challenge Virginia Beach School Library Books, but One Board Member Says That’s Not Enough
- August 10, 2022: The Obscenity Pivot: Virginia Republicans Are Testing a New Way to Ban Books and Restrict Their Sales
- August 9, 2022: Spotsylvania School Board Orders Libraries to Remove 'Sexually Explicit' Books
- August 8, 2022: Virginia Beach Book Critics Argue ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Obscenity Standard No Longer
- Effective; Advocates Disagree
- August 5, 2022: Students in Virginia Warn Against ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Policies
- August 5, 2022: Virginia Beach Schools to Remove Some Library Books, Keep Others after Complaints
- August 4, 2022: Groups Oppose Banning LGBTQ+ Books in Virginia Schools
- August 4, 2022: Virginia Students Urge Clarity from Dept. of Education about New ‘Sexually Explicit Content’ Policy
- August 3, 2022: Editorial: New Roanoke County Schools Library Policy Bizarre and Unreasonable
- August 3, 2022: Virginia Education Drafting Policies for Sexually Explicit Content
- August 3, 2022: Virginia Finalizing Policy Allowing Parents to Opt Out of Sexually Explicit Content In Schools
- August 2, 2022: Amherst School Officials to Appoint Committee for Input on Library Content Review Policy
July 2022
- July 29, 2022: Virginia School Board Members Back District in Suit over Teacher Fired in Student Pronoun
Dispute
- July 26, 2022: A Weird State Law Lets Virginians Sue Books. Politicians Are Using it to Dictate what We Can Read
- July 26, 2022: Republican AGs Urge Google Not to Censor Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers
- July 24, 2022: College Alumni Groups Spread Nationally to Counter ‘Cancel Culture’
- July 23, 2022: Attorney General Miyares Leads Multistate Letter Urging Google Not to Censor Crisis Pregnancy Centers from Search Results
- July 22, 2022: To the Editor: Censorship, Parents and Queer People
- July 21, 2022: To the Editor: Moms for Liberty Is Hardly About Liberty
- July 20, 2022: Bedford School Libraries to Offer Alerts to Parents on what Students Check Out
- July 16, 2022: Roanoke County Librarians Raised Concerns about New Media Policy
- July 14, 2022: A Look at the Draft Model Officials Created for Virginia School to Notify Parents of School Materials Including Sexually Explicit Content
- July 14, 2022: Treatment of Recent Bedford County Library Display Prompts Comments to Supervisors
- July 14, 2022: Fauquier County Parents Want Books Removed from School Over Content
- July 13, 2022: Fauquier County Parents Clash over Book Censorship
- July 13, 2022: Letter: Call It What It Is: Censorship
- July 12, 2022: Bedford County Library Addresses Concerns Following Protests Over Pride Display
- July 11, 2022: Letter: Discussion, Not Censorship, Would Be a Better Goal
- July 7, 2022: Books Hearing Slated for Late August
- July 6, 2022: With Rising Book Bans, Librarians Have Come Under Attack
- July 6, 2022: Some Parents Want Kettle Run Library to Remove 3 Books They See as Pornographic, Violent
- July 6, 2022: Free-Speech Groups, Book World Fight Back in Virginia Obscenity Case
- July 4, 2022: Maia Kobabe's Legal Response To Gender Queer Obscenity Lawsuit
- July 3, 2022: As Debate Over Books in Schools Continues, Relatively Few Formal Complaints Have Been Filed in Hampton Roads
- July 2, 2022: How, in 2022, Are We Still Having Debate over Book Bans?
June 2022
- June 29, 2022: Washington County Residents Debate Banning Library Books
- June 29, 2022: It’s 2022 and Two Books Are on Trial for ‘Obscenity’
- June 29, 2022: Virginia Politicians Sue Oni Press and Maia Kobabe Over Gender Queer
- June 23, 2022: Frederick School Board Retains Textbook Despite Complaint
- June 22, 2022: Lawyers Say ‘Defective’ Virginia Obscenity Claims Should Be Tossed
- June 22, 2022 Virginia School Board Votes to Make 'Misgendering' and 'Deadnaming' a Potential Crime
- June 21, 2022: After Book Removal, Library Policy Up for Adoption by Roanoke County School Board
- June 21, 2022: Why I Left My Job Teaching this Year
- June 18, 2022: 'Our Community Is Not Monolithic:' Bedford Library Discusses Pride Month Materials
- June 17, 2022: Youngkin Proposes Amendment To Make Picketing At Justices’ Homes A Felony
- June 17, 2022: Book Challenges in Virginia Beach Should be Dismissed, Barnes & Noble, Authors Say
- June 15, 2022: Pride Month Book Display Taken Down After Complaints at Forest Library
- June 15, 2022: Author on Book Ban Vote: 'Much Love to Everyone in Hanover County'
- June 15, 2022: Only Two Book Complaints Filed With City, County Schools
- June 15, 2022: Editorial: In the Roanoke Valley, Dodging Discussions by Making Books Disappear
- June 14, 2022: Hanover School Board Meets Tuesday to Discuss Removing Book
- June 8, 2022: Hate Legal Group ADF Sues Virginia School Board over Trans Policies
- June 6, 2022: Virginia School District Sued for Forcing Teachers to Hide Students' Gender Identity from Parents
- June 4, 2022: Lawsuit Filed Against City Schools
May 2022
- May 22, 2022: Barnes & Noble Pressured to Restrict Sales of 2021's Most Banned Book
- May 20, 2022: Va. Republicans Seek to Limit Sale of 2 books in Barnes & Noble for ‘Obscenity’
- May 20, 2022: GOP Pols Want Barnes & Noble to Stop Selling ‘Gender Queer’ Book to Kids
- May 19, 2022: Battle Over Books in Virginia Beach Now Targets Barnes & Noble, Amazon. And it’s Making its Way through Circuit court
- May 19, 2022: 'Doesn't Mean the Books are Banned': Va. Judge Rules Pair of Books Obscene for Kids
- May 19, 2022: Barnes & Noble Being Sued in Virginia Beach over Gender Queen, Court of Mist and Fury
- May 19, 2022: Virginia Delegate Seeks Restraining Order Against Barnes & Noble Over ‘Gender Queer’
- May 16, 2022: Virginia Mom Suing Biracial Son's School Over CRT Curriculum Says It 'Totally Changed His Perspective' on Race
- May 16, 2022: Virginia Beach School Board Group Removes ‘Gender Queer’ Book from Libraries, Calls it ‘Pervasively Vulgar’
- May 16, 2022: Fairfax County, Va., to Punish Students Who “Deadname” and “Misgender” Others
- May 16, 2022: Using ‘Wrong’ Pronouns Could Lead to Suspensions in Virginia Public Schools
- May 14, 2022: Discuss Books, Don’t Ban Them
- May 12, 2022: Virginia Schools Pull Books from Libraries
- May 11, 2022: Virginia Beach School Board to Remove ‘Gender Queer’ Novel Off Bookshelves
- May 7, 2022: Attorney General Miyares Argues that the Proposed Disinformation Governance Board will Hurt Americans’ Constitutional Freedom to Speak Freely, Debate, and Disagree with the Government
- May 7, 2022: 23 Va. School Districts Have Taken Books Off Shelves in Past Two Years
- May 5, 2022: 20 Republican-Led States Threaten Legal Action against DHS, Urge Disbanding of 'Un-American' Disinfo Board
- May 5, 2022: New School Principals Announced; School Library Books Called into Question
- May 4, 2022: Northern Virginia Students and Parents React to the Effort to Ban Books Deemed Sexually Explicit
- May 4, 2002: Henrico Parent Withdraws Request for Review of Youth Novel
- May 4, 2022: Woman Demands City Council Ban Award-Winning LGBTQ Book from Public Library – They Refused
- May 4, 2022: Reckoning with Beloved
- May 4, 2022: Does UVA Have a Self-Censorship Problem?
- May 4, 2022: WJCC School Board Reverses Decision to Nix History Textbooks
- May 3, 2022: How a Debut Graphic Memoir Became the Most Banned Book in the Country
- May 2, 2022: Novel Under Review by Henrico Schools Committee after Complaint of ‘Indoctrination,’ ‘Marxist’ Ideology
April 2022
- April 30, 2022: W-JCC School Board Let the Minority Win
- April 30, 2022: Study of American Government Requires Examination of Conflict
- April 29, 2022: Banning Books is a Crude Attempt to Roll Back Societal Gains
- April 28, 2022: Matney: 'Lawn Boy' Was Listed as Juvenile Book before Being Moved
- April 27, 2022: Public Libraries Are Heart of Democracy
- April 27, 2022: Inside The Debate Over Sexually Explicit Content In Virginia Schools
- April 25, 2022: Virginia Dad Goes Nuclear on Teachers' Union Boss
- April 25, 2022: Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Virginia School District’s Critical Race Theory Indoctrination
- April 22, 2022: Why the University of Virginia is Becoming a Battleground for Speech
- April 21, 2022: Gov. Youngkin Signs “Sexually Explicit Content” Bill Impacting Virginia Schools
- April 20, 2022: Commissioner of Revenue Takes Aim at Library Book
- April 20, 2022: IW School Board Splits on Removing ‘Partisan’ iPad Apps
- April 19, 2022: School Board Debates the Use of ‘Detrimental’ Book in New Middle School Class
- April 19, 2022: LGBTQ Community, People of Color in the Crosshairs of Banned Book Movement
- April 18, 2022: How ‘Drag StoryBook Hour’ Set Off Culture Wars at a Virginia Community Center
- April 10, 2022: Girls Lacrosse Team Ordered to Stop Wearing Prayer Shirts
- April 8, 2022: Debate Ensues over BHS Lacrosse Players' Call for Peace in Ukraine
- April 8, 2022: Virginia Bill Signed Requires Parent Notification of ‘Sexually Explicit Materials’
- April 8, 2022: Youngkin Signs Bill Regulating Explicit Content in Schools
- April 8, 2022: More than 1,500 Books Have Been Banned in Public Schools, and a U.S. House Panel Asks Why
- April 8, 2022: Youngkin signs bill regulating explicit content in schools
- April 7, 2022: Virginia Parent Speaks at Congress Against Banning of Books
- April 7, 2022: Residents Outraged Over Potential Book Banning in Warren County Public Schools
- April 7, 2022: Warren County School Board Hears Concerns about Book
- April 7, 2022: Mike Pence to Speak at the University of Virginia Causes Uproar
- April 7, 2022: UVA Faculty Bash Students Over Attempt to Ban Mike Pence from Campus
- April 7, 2022: 'Quiet Protest:' South Boston Event Celebrates Banned Book
- April 7, 2022: Free Speech Under Attack: Book Bans and Academic Censorship
- April 7, 2022: Library Read-In strikes blow for freedom of ideas
- April 6, 2022: Push to purge some books from schools highlights nation’s cultural schism
- April 6, 2022: Virginia Part of National Uptick in Attempts to Ban or Censor Books
- April 5, 2022: Books at center of Fairfax Co. controversy also caused nationwide stir
- April 5, 2022: Warren County Supervisor Says 'Inappropriate' Books Spark Parents' Concerns
- April 5, 2022: House Hearing on Book Bans Set for this Week
- April 1, 2022: Arlington Public Library Takes a Stand Against Banning Books in Schools
March 2022
- March 30, 2022: Shenandoah County Parents Invited to Review Textbooks as Book Challenges Remain Hot Button Issue
- March 30, 2022: Controversial Books Continue to be Topic of Public Comment at County School Board Meetings
- March 30, 2022: VMI Alumni Fight Back Against 'Diversity, Equity and Inclusion' Plans
- March 30, 2022: Mike Pence Provokes Bipartisan Intolerance. He Deserves to be Heard.
- March 28, 2022: Can We Talk?
- March 28, 2022: University of Virginia Students Abandon Jefferson’s Legacy
- March 25, 2022: Controversial Books Return to Henrico School Libraries after Parent Protests
- March 24, 2022: EVMS Settles Lawsuit Over Single-Payer Healthcare Student Group
- March 19, 2022: Virginia Woman’s Website Helps Parents Assess Library Books
- March 17, 2022: Community Perspective: Democracy depends on the freedom to read
- March 17, 2022: ACLU Adopts Southern Poverty Law Center’s ‘Hate Group’ Label to Fight School’s ‘Resistance’ to LGBTQ Policy
- March 17, 2022: Virginia Passes Law that Critics Charge May Erase LGBTQ+ History
- March 17, 2022: Dangerous Rhetoric is Not Entitled to a Platform: Speech that Threatens the Lives of those on Grounds is Unjustifiable
- March 14, 2022: Silencing Happens — Just Not to Who You Think
- March 14, 2022: ACLU of Virginia Threatens Hanover School Board with Federal Lawsuit
- March 14, 2022: Bedford Shows How to Thwart Book Censors
- March 14, 2022: 'Sexually Graphic' Books Won't Be Removed from Bedford Co. Schools
- March 14, 2022: Rockingham County School Board Goes Over Curriculum Review Policy
- March 14, 2022: College Board Warns Against Censoring Its AP Courses
- March 14, 2022: Educators Rally Against 'Anti-Teacher' Actions by Gov. Youngkin
- March 13, 2022: Bedford County Schools Will Not Remove Challenged Books - Including Toni Morrison's 'Beloved' - from School Libraries
- March 12, 2022: Virginia Lawmakers Vote to Roll Back Open Records Reform
- March 11, 2022: VA School Superintendents Urge Youngkin to Terminate Tip Line
- March 10, 2022: Virginia Lawmakers Want to Keep Certain Police Records from the Public
- March 9, 2022: When Railing Against Cancel Culture Is About Railing Against Accountability
- March 9, 2022: What the New York Times’ College Cancel Culture Essay Gets Wrong About Censorship
- March 9, 2022: Hanover Students, Residents Speak Out on School Board Decision
- March 8, 2022: UVA Student's New York Times Editorial on Self-Censorship Sparks Debate on Social Media
- March 7, 2022: I Came to College Eager to Debate. I Found Self-Censorship Instead.
- March 7, 2022: Do Students Self-Censor? Here’s What the Data Tell Us
- March 7, 2022: ‘Woke-Panic Claptrap’: College Student’s NY Times Op-Ed Leads to Mockery Over ‘Self-Censorship’ Complaint
- March 7, 2022: Liberals Erupt at College Student's NYT Op-Ed about being Afraid to Speak out on Campus
- March 3, 2022: Substitute Teacher Suspended for Telling Students He Supports Putin's Logic
- March 2, 2022: Censorship Stirs Emotions, and Fuels Interest in Banned Books
- March 2, 2022: Virginia Substitute Teacher Suspended for Allegedly Pushing Russian Propaganda in Class
- March 2, 2022: Teacher Suspended After Parents Said He Taught ‘Russian Propaganda’ to Virginia Class
- March 1, 2022: Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin Expected to Sign Bill Regulating Explicit Content in Schools
- March 1, 2022: Va. House Passes Bill Regulating Explicit Content in School
February 2022
January 2022
- January 28, 2022: Questions Remain Over Youngkin’s New Tipline for ‘Divisive’ Practices in Virginia Schools
- January 27, 2022: Bill to Regulate Explicit Books in Virginia School Libraries Killed (ABC News)
- January 27, 2022: Bill to Regulate Explicit Books in School Libraries Killed (Washington Post)
- January 27, 2022: Senate Committee Rejects Bill Aimed at Explicit Materials in Schools
- January 27, 2022: Bills Targeting Explicit Content Reach Senate Committee
- January 25, 2022:Henrico Schools Pull Two Books for Review over Sexual Content Concerns
- January 20, 2022: Sparks Fly in Virginia Senate over Bill Notifying Parents of Sexually Explicit Materials
- January 20, 2022: Henrico Schools Pulls Another Book from Library
- January 18, 2022: Loudoun County Removes LGBTQ Book from School Libraries
- January 18, 2022: Virginia School District Bans Controversial LGBT Book from Libraries for Inappropriate Content
- January 18, 2022: Youngkin Defended his Plan to Rid Virginia’s Schools of Critical Race Theory
- January 16, 2022: Virginia School District to Remove Controversial Gender Book
- January 15, 2022: Loudoun County Schools Pull Controversial Gender Book from Library Shelves
- January 12, 2022: The Inevitable Problem of Self-Censorship
- January 11, 2022: Free Speech, Whole Foods, and the Endangered Apolitical Workplace
December 2021
- December 23, 2021: Parents Who ‘Got Nowhere’ After Speaking Up Sue Virginia School District Over CRT Curriculum
- December 20, 2021: Can Youngkin Really Ban Critical Race Theory in Virginia Schools?
- December 19, 2021: Author of 'Gender Queer,' One of Most-Banned Books in U.S., Addresses Controversy
- December 17, 2021: Glenn Youngkin's Promised 'Critical Race Theory' Ban has Virginia Teachers Worried
- December 13, 2021: Officials Address Local Push to Remove Books from Bedford County School Libraries
- December 10, 2021: VLA Executive Committee Statement on Censorship and the Freedom to Read
- December 9, 2021: Censorship of Books in Public Schools Needs to Stop
- December 9, 2021: Fairfax County Library Display Pairing Bible with Explicit Books Removed
- December 9, 2021: Here’s how Virginia Beach school board meetings became a battleground over six books
- December 8, 2021: Book Bans in VA, Across Nation Condemned by Authors, Publishers
- December 3, 2021: Virginia Public Library Directors Association Statement on Challenges to Virginians Freedom to Read
- December 2, 2021: Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office responds to book burning event promoted on Facebook
November 2021
- November 28, 2021: Drawing the Line Between Censorship and Age-Appropriateness
- November 25, 2021: US Libraries Report Spike in Organised Attempts to Ban Books in Schools
- November 25, 2021: Fairfax County Public Schools Reinstates Two Books Saying They Do Not Violate Rules Despite Parents Condemning Them as Pedophilic
- November 24, 2021: Virginia Cop Fired for Rittenhouse Support Demands his Job Back
- November 24, 2021: Virginia Schools Reinstates Pornographic Books as a Commitment to ‘Diverse Reading Materials’
- November 23, 2021: Virginia School System Returns Books It Pulled After Outcry
- November 23, 2021: LGBTQ+ Books Allowed To Return To Fairfax County High Schools
- November 23, 2021: Fairfax County Reinstates Controversial Library Books
- November 23, 2021: Fairfax County to return two sexually explicit books to school libraries
- November 23, 2021: Fairfax schools will return 2 books to shelves after reviewing complaints over content
- November 22, 2021: Community Perspective: Reconsidering Books: Protecting Students and Their Right to Read
- November 21, 2021: Diverse Societies Need Diverse Libraries: Letter to the Editor by Martha Hutzel, Free-Lance Star
- November 16, 2021: Spotsylvania community turns out against school library censorship
- November 16, 2021: Decision to pull graphic novel from school library now under review
- November 15, 2021: Letter to Spoystlvania Country School Board from the National Coalition Against Censorship
- November 15, 2021: ‘We’re Preparing For a Long Battle.’ Librarians Grapple With Conservatives’ Latest Efforts to Ban Books
- November 15, 2021: Librarians Warn Of Threat To Intellectual Freedom In VA Schools
- November 13, 2021: EDITORIAL: Freedom turns to ashes when books are burned
- November 13, 2021: Spotsylvania School Board will revisit removal of sexually explicit library books
- November 12, 2021: Book Challenges in Virginia
- November 10, 2021: Spotsylvania School Officials Ban "Explicit" Books Amid Calls to Burn Them
- November 9, 2021: Spotsylvania School Board Orders Libraries to Remove "Sexually Explicit" Books
- November 9, 2021: Book Banning and Censorship Locally, Explained
ALA’s Book Challenges in the News: https://wakelet.com/wake/N7RZLAuxLEHqE1SRF_Wsl (The American Library Association (ALA) is fighting for the freedom to read! Leadership from the association's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) is quoted in more than 139 news articles from Oct. 3 - Nov. 11, 2021, including coverage from print, radio, and TV news outlets.)
October 2021
- October 31, 2021: The Woman who Wanted Beloved Banned from Schools is Right About One Thing
- October 29, 2021: Henrico Schools Removes Novel "Out of Darkness" as Gubernatorial Candidates Spar on Book Censorship
- October 29, 2021: Schools Are Banning my Book. But Queer Kids Need Queer Stories
- October 29, 2021: Virginia Governor Race Highlights Irony of Banning "Beloved" from Schools
- October 28, 2021: Book Removed from Henrico Schools as Governor’s Race Centers Book-Banning
- October 28, 2021: Banning Toni Morrison’s Books Doesn’t Protect Kids. It Just Sanitizes Racism
- October 27, 2021: G.O.P. Attack Involving Toni Morrison Novel Inflames Virginia Contest
- October 27, 2021: “Critical Race Theory” is the New Satanic Panic in Right-Wing Politics
- October 27, 2021: There is a Consistency to the Debate over Book Censorship: Distress about Change
- October 27, 2021: Virginia Beach Students, Author Defend Challenged Books at School Board Meeting
- October 26, 2021: Virginia University Orders College Republicans to Stop Promoting Glenn Youngkin Campaign Materials
- October 26, 2021: Fight Over Teaching ‘Beloved’ Book in Schools becomes Hot Topic in Virginia Governor’s Race
- October 26, 2021: Glenn Younkin Assures Virginia Voters He’ll Protect Them from Toni Morrison Books
- October 26, 2021: McAuliffe Labels Youngkin Flag of Explicit Book ‘Racist Dog Whistle’
- October 26, 2021: Glenn Youngkin’s Closing Message: Ban Toni Morrison from Schools: Virginia Republican wants the Angriest Parents to have a Veto on School Curriculum
- October 26, 2021: Debate Over School Curriculum Becomes Flash Point in Virginia Governor's Race
- October 26, 2021: As Election Approaches, LGBT Voters Look for Support, Youngkin Campaign Ad Under Fire from Democrats
- October 25, 2021: Youngkin Ad Features Mother Who Pushed to Have "Beloved" banned from Son's Curriculum
- October 22, 2021: Media Doesn’t Name Book Pulled from School; White Kids “Robbed of Innocence”: Book Challenges and Censorship this Week
- October 21, 2021: Toni Morrison Book Among Those Removed from Virginia Beach Schools
- October 21, 2021: How the Extreme Right is Weaponizing Bigotry to Campaign in Virginia
- October 20, 2021: Washington & Lee University Censors Student Political Activity Ahead of Virginia Gubernatorial Election
- October 12, 2021: Inappropriate Book Pulled from New Kent Middle School Library Circulation
September 2021
August 2021
July 2021
June 2021
May 2021
- May 31, 2021: Conservative Organization Representing Teacher Sues Loudoun County Schools Over Suspension
- May 14, 2021: Virginia Moms Condemn School District for Assigning Pornographic Readings to 9th Graders
- May 14, 2021: Virginia Parents Blast School Board Over Graphic Books, Critical Race Theory
- May 13, 2021: Loudon School Critics Target 'Dirty' Books as Recall Petitions Circulate
- May 13, 2021: Virginia Parents Torch Loudoun County School Board Over Critical Race Theory, 'Pornographic' Books in School
- May 12, 2021: Parents in Wealthy, VA Town Take Out Ad Attacking Critical Race Theory at School
- May 2, 2021: Virginia Tech Sued For Allegedly Violating Students’ First Amendment Rights with Policies
April 2021
March 2021
February 2021
2020
- August 31, 2020: Controversy Over Diverse Books Prompts Library Trustee to Resign
- August 27, 2020: Outrage Over Comments by Trustee on Fairfax County Library Board: Local organizations, unions and faith-based groups call for his removal
- August 21, 2020: Fairfax County Library Board Member Accused of Racist Remark
- August 21, 2020 (Video): Fairfax County Public Library Board of Trustees Member Goes on Rant about Books by Muslim Writers, Black Lives Matter, “Rainbow Books for Young Readers”
- March 13, 2020: VCU Police Will Not Bring Charges in Newspaper Theft; Prosecutor Argues Newspapers Have No ‘Concrete Value’
- March 12, 2020: VCU Police Close Case After Prosecutor Declines to Pursue Charges in Removal of Student Newspapers
- March 6, 2020: Radford University President Refutes Latest Alleged Newspaper Theft
- March 5, 2020: General Assembly Takes Tentative Steps toward Protections for Student Journalists
- March 5, 2020: The Student Press Law Center Demands Remedial Actions for Stolen Issues of Virginia Commonwealth University’s Student Newspaper
- March 4, 2020: VCU Student Government Members Seen Taking Stacks of Newspapers with a Front Page Story on SGA’s “Toxic” Work Environment
- January 16, 2020: LGBTQ Books Under Threat in Loudoun County, Virginia, School Libraries
- February 28, 2020: Lawmakers Discuss Censorship of Student Journalists Amid VCU Newspaper Censorship Claims
- February 28, 2020: Virginia Commonwealth Police Probe Student Newspaper Thefts
- February 28, 2020: Someone Stole Newspapers in Bulk at Virginia Commonwealth University. Why That Matters to All of Us.
- February 28, 2020: VCU Police Investigating Reports of Stolen Student Newspapers
- February 28, 2020: VCU Police Investigating Stolen Student Newspapers; Charges or School Punishment Possible
- February 26, 2020: Commons Employees SGA Leaders Cleared Out Copies of the CT Following Story on Conflict Withing Organization
- February 13, 2020: New Voices Bill Protects Rights, But Only for Some
- February 13, 2020: Student Journalists Weigh in on Censorship Bill
- February 10, 2020: SPLC Statement: Virginia HB 36 As Amended Does Not Meaningfully Advance
- February 8, 2020: Virginia Bill Strikes in Correspondence with Student Journalists
- February 4, 2020: Defending Free Speech on Campus Means Defending Student Journalists, Too
- February 3, 2020: Virginia Education Committee guys New Voices legislation with a major amendment, leaving high school journals unprotected
- February 3, 2020: House panel backs changed version of student censorship bill
- February 3, 2020: Virginia school system denies ban on students' Confederate imagery
- January 30, 2020: Virginia House bill protecting student journalists' advances
- January 21, 2020: Bills to protect student journalists introduced in Virginia
- January 16, 2020: Virginia school board prevents 2 LGBTQ-themed children's books from being removed from libraries and classrooms
- January 16, 2020: Student Journalism and the First Amendment
- January 15, 2020: Some Northern Virginia parents wanted two books with LGBTQ characters removed from school. Officials said no.
- January 12, 2020: Public schools in Virginia can censor student journalist any time, for any reason. A proposed law would change that.
2019
- December 2, 2019: The Censorship War in Loudoun County
- November 25, 2019: Other View: Censorship by Theft on a University Campus
- November 18, 2019: Commentary: Loudoun County Students Have the Right to See Themselves in Stories
- November 15, 2019: As Protests Continue, School Leaders Seek Ways to Address Concerns over Diverse Classroom Library Initiative
- November 12, 2019: LGBTQ School Book Controversy in Loudoun County
- November 10, 2019: Angry Parents Protest LGBTQ Books in Virginia Classrooms
- October 24, 2019: Supporters, opponents of Loudoun County Public Schools' diverse libraries come out in force
- October 1, 2019: A Virginia teacher was fired for refusing to use a trans student’s pronouns. Now, he’s suing his school district.
- July 3, 2019: Norfolk Students filmed a report about their crumbling school. Administrators ordered it deleted
- April 10, 2019: Hollins restores online yearbooks after images of blackface prompted removal
- April 8, 2019: OIF, ODLOS, and VLA Respond to Hollins University’s Removal of Yearbooks
- April 3, 2019: A Va. university temporarily removes yearbooks with blackface from digital archives
- April 3, 2019: College President Sparks Controversy by Taking Down Blackface Photos
- April 3, 2019: Hollins University Removes Access to Yearbooks With Racist Images
- April 3, 2019: Hollins University Temporarily Pulls Yearbooks With Blackface from Digital Archives
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