US Public School Book Bans Hit Record High of 12,000 in 2025-2026
A PEN America report reveals that book bans in US public schools reached a record 12,000 instances during the 2025-2026 academic year.
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2 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 5 Oct 2026. The Guardian US published first, on 5 October at 14:18 UTC; The Hill News followed 5h 10m later. The most recent article, from The Hill, appeared on 7 October at 10:00 UTC.
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- PEN America
- Texas
- Stephen King