Nearly 12,000 book bans took place in public schools over the past year, according to PEN America. Race, racism, sexuality and gender identity themes remain the most common reasons. PEN also found that school district administrators rely increasingly on AI to determine which books to ban.
Nearly 12,000 school book bans in a year, a record high, according to annual tally
Themes of race, sexuality and gender remain common reasons to ban books, as some school administrators use AI to determine what gets pulled, a new report finds.
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