New in the ProTruth blog today: www.protruthsc.org/monuments
A Bill to Prohibit Changes to SC Monuments
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The ProTruth South Carolina Coalition was formed to ensure that our children learn an accurate history of our country and state so they can grow up to be informed and engaged adults. More info: https://www.protruthsc.org
The House has already filed a draft budget, which the Senate is debating this week. And legislators are already trying to file sweeping changes to education policy under “one-year” budget amendments. 1/2
What are Budget Provisos?
South Carolina uses "temporary" budget amendments to create lasting policy without a transparent process.
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Senate Bill 508 will be discussed tomorrow (Tuesday, March 17, 2026 3:00 p.m. in Room 105 of the Gressette Building). The bill prohibits any updates, including updates to improve the historical accuracy, to historical monuments. 1/
The committee is now moving to S. 692, the school voucher bill. At the end of discussing the “bathroom bill,” a large group including several “Moms for Liberty” shirts immediately left the rooms 10/
The Senate Education Committee is currently debating amendments to the anti-LGBTQ+ “bathroom bill” H. 4756. 1/
This week (starting Tuesday, March 10) the first budget deliberations will be held on the floor of the SC House. The graphic below is also available as a PDF under the “Resources” tab at ProTruthSC.org (link in bio). 1/4
📣 URGENT ASKS for a busy week ahead. ✍️ Write the committee: bit.ly/4lcUcBr ☎️ Use our call script and phone list to call: bit.ly/3OUBnab ❗️ If you get a response via email or get someone on the phone, forward it/tell us via email at info@southcarolinaunited.org
🧵My pal, @joclasp.bsky.social, hosted a drag queen book club for our organization, @midlandsapple.bsky.social, today at Yew Belong Community Center, where she highlighted 'Flamer' by @mikecurato.bsky.social. This important text was recently banned by our state superintendent of education... #MomSky
A Senate education committee will meet 2/19 to discuss amendments to South Carolina’s existing school voucher law. Please contact members of the committee before 2/18 to urge them to amend the existing law by… 1/5
SC Senators discuss potential (and predictable) violations of SC’s unconstitutional school voucher law. Public funds should benefit students in a way that is transparent and accountable. The new law is neither. youtu.be/hVdf0RhaKTE
SC Senators discuss potential violations of school voucher law
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Correction: the email address in the image should read 3M1Health@schouse.gov
ProTruthSC@protruthsc.bsky.social · 10mo agoPlease email 3M1health@schouse.gov by 3PM to share feedback on H. 4757, the so-called “parental rights” censorship bill. 1/
Please email 3M1health@schouse.gov by 3PM to share feedback on H. 4757, the so-called “parental rights” censorship bill. 1/
A speaker defends the inclusion of The Bluest Eye in high school, saying teachers who choose it are helping their students learn to read “challenging” texts. 10/
The State Board of Education has called on Beaufort Schools to reconsider book challenges it previously considered. The Board is hearing public comment now. m.youtube.com/watch?v=xq6E...
Beaufort County Board of Education Work Session 8:30AM
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My National Book Award-winning novel Last Night at the Telegraph Club was banned statewide in South Carolina because it includes descriptions of "sexual conduct." Why are book banners so scared of sex? I wrote about this in the @scdailygazette.com today. scdailygazette.com/2025/05/08/w...
An author responds: Why is sex so scary to book banners? • SC Daily Gazette
Commentary from Malinda Lo, the author of one of the books the State Board of Education ruled must be pulled from K-12 library shelves.
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I was really hoping SC would rethink its horrible book banning law but they did not. Today, Last Night at the Telegraph Club joins 9 more books that are banned statewide in South Carolina, making SC the #1 state in statewide bans, with 21 titles banned overall. This is a travesty and a tragedy.
kelly jensen@heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 2y agoSorry to harsh the vibe: South Carolina just voted to ban 10 more books from all public schools across the state. This makes South Carolina the leader in state-sanctioned book bans. The decision happened fast, and it put incredible power into the hands of ONE parent. bookriot.com/south-caroli...
NEW: With a State Board of Education vote to remove 10 more books from all K-12 public schools today, South Carolina now leads the nation in state-mandated book bans. www.aclusc.org/en/press-rel...
South Carolina now leads nation in state-mandated school book bans
COLUMBIA – On May 6, 2025, the South Carolina Board of Education voted to remove 10 books from all public schools for all grade levels. This brings the total to 22 books removed or restricted
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South Carolina becomes the nation’s top book banner.
South Carolina Becomes the Nation's Top Book Banner
The State Board of Education bans an additional ten books from all public schools.
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While we were waiting, we spent some time in the lobby reading banned books with our friends from @protruthsc.bsky.social, @midlandsapple.bsky.social, Families Against Book Bans, and Liberation Is Lit 📖
The SC Board of Education is about to come out of over 2 hours in executive session. Presumably they were discussing or receiving legal advice about 43-170, the book ban regulation. Live stream will be here: ed.sc.gov/state-board/...
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The State Board of Education meets today, starting with a 9 am committee meeting. Will board members revisit their book banning rule Regulation 43-170, which has led to the removal or restriction of 12 books from all schools so far? Updates in this thread. ed.sc.gov/state-board/...
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Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.
Education Department stops $1 billion in funding for school mental health
Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.
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Our SC Board of Education will have an executive session Tues, May 6 to discuss the book ban regulation. Please email your Board rep before that date to urge them to amend the regulation to align with existing state obscenity laws. Email addresses can be found here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
The Board’s next meeting is Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM 849 Learning Lane West Columbia, SC 29172 Please see our email template for contact information. Reach out to your Board member to thank them for delaying consideration on the 10 challenged books. 1/2 docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Subcommittee members said they received more than 70 messages about this bill. Let's keep them coming. You can submit your comments on H. 4123 to this email address, and your message will go to all 5 subcommittee members: HJudAICyberSpecialLaws@schouse.gov
ACLU-SC Advocacy Director Josh Malkin: "Voting yes to House Bill 4123 is an enormous and unconstitutional step in the wrong direction."
The new documentary debunks the Trump administration’s blatant lie that Americans are safe from book bans.
We Took on Book Bans in Our Small Conservative Community — and Won
The documentary Banned Together tells the story of three high school activists in South Carolina.
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The SC Senate is currently discussing S. 62, the private school voucher bill. 1/ www.scstatehouse.gov/video/chambe...
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