![]() ![]() The Iowa City Community School District received two bomb threats after the same Twitter group highlighted that the district had the book in its junior high, too. The Sioux City Community School District opted to remove the book in March after a conservative Twitter page called “Libs of TikTok” highlighted it saying the content compromised student safety. “This Book is Gay” is certain to fall under than book ban and be removed from school libraries and classrooms across the state. ![]() ![]() It includes a conservative wish list of school reforms including a ban on teaching gender and sexual identity - known by critics as ‘don’t say gay’ - in K-6th grades, requiring schools to alert parents if their child wants to use a pronoun different than their birth sex, and requires schools remove any literature that includes “descriptions or visual depictions of a sex act”. Reynolds is expected to sign SF 496, a bill she proposed as a parental bill of rights, after it passed the Iowa legislature with no Democrat support. That’s in contrast to a looming book ban from Governor Kim Reynolds that librarians worry will send kids into dangerous online settings seeking information. But an Iowa City School District committee concluded the book should remain at its junior high. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - “This Book is Gay” is one of the most banned books of 2022, according to the American Library Association. ![]()
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