Indiana lawmakers remove from a bill a legal defense for school libraries if their books are deemed harmful to students
bill and took testimony on that wording in a House education committee earlier this month. But after Thursday’s 7-3 committee vote, however, the language now rests in a House bill related to student assessments.
Democratic Rep. Ryan Dvorak argued shifting such language around to different legislation was a “sneaky move,” as there was not a full House vote on the language before Republican lawmakers inserted it into the bill. In testimony, those who supported the legislation worried sexually inappropriate or “pornographic” materials are available to children in Indiana school libraries. Critics, however, were concerned the legislation could open the door to criminal prosecutions of educators for providing books about so-called controversial topics.
Under the bill, Indiana public schools would also be required to create a complaints process for community members who take issue with or find obscene a book assigned or available to their child. School libraries would additionally be required to publish a catalogue of their materials on the school’s website, or in a hard copy upon request.
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