Ex-Employee Sues Colorado District After Speaking Out Against Book Ban | Fox 31
LeEllen Condry, the former dean of students for Elizabeth (CO) Middle School, has filed a lawsuit against the Elizabeth School District, superintendent Dan Snowberger, and human resources director John Rogerson. The lawsuit alleges that Condry was fired for speaking out against the ban, which she called unethical and racist, and says the district’s action was discriminatory and violated Condry’s First Amendment rights.

Texas to Have First State-Mandated Reading List for K–12 Public Schools | Red River Radio
The Texas Education Agency has compiled an initial list of about 400 books, poems, and other texts after surveying teachers and cross-referencing the texts with state standards. The state could introduce the required reading for every grade as early as 2027.

New Hampshire School Recommends Removal of Book from English Classes Flowing Parent Complaint | Concord Monitor
In one of the first known successful book challenges in the state, a parent’s complaint this past fall led a Merrimack Valley High School committee to recommend the removal of The Perks of Being a Wallflower from the required reading lists of its English courses at the Concord, NH, school.

The seven-member review committee, which was composed of faculty and administrators, stated in its recommendation that “the general population of high school students express familiarity with the content of the book.” However, it acknowledged that the topics “can be uncomfortable for some students.”

One consideration of the committee, the principal said, was the school’s “capacity” to handle future complaints.

“It can be disruptive when things like this happen,” he said. “And if the book was in the same setting next year, it could be the same result. We could be doing another review.”

Hundreds More Books Removed from Florida Schools, New Report Shows | Tallahassee Democrat
About 400 books were "removed or discontinued" from Florida public schools in the 2024–25 school year by school boards across the state, according to a report by the Florida Department of Education—down from roughly 700 the year before. More than half of the books that were removed were in Clay County.

Federal Judge Won’t Block Tennessee District Book Bans Before Trial | Fox 57
A federal judge has declined to block ongoing book bans at one of Tennessee’s largest school districts before a full trial next year.

In April, after months of heated school board meetings and district schools pulling more than 140 books from library shelves, three high school students sued the Rutherford County Board of Education. The students, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, argued in initial filings the book bans violated their First Amendment rights and disadvantaged students by blocking them from accessing “crucial, acclaimed, and historical works.”

New Law Requires Classrooms in North Carolina to Catalog Every Book in Case Parents Object | Spectrum News 1
School districts across North Carolina are working to comply with a new state law requiring districts to post a searchable catalog of classroom library books online. The NC Values Coalition said the purpose of the law is to add transparency and give parents choices when it comes to books their students can read. Catawba County teacher Christian Underwood said the law creates a perceived notion of distrust in educators.

On Paper, a California City Bans the Sale of Comic Books To Kids. Officials Want to Change That | Jackson Hole News & Guide
A City Council committee unanimously voted last week to advance the repeal of the comics ban and designate the third week of September as “Sacramento Comic Book Week.” It now heads to the full council for a vote. The ban prohibits distributing comic books prominently featuring an account of crime that shows images of illegal acts such as arson, murder, or rape to anyone under 18.