"South Carolina School District Reconsiders Book Bans: A Look at the Controversy"

Beaufort, South Carolina, faced a push to ban nearly 100 books from public school libraries, leading to a fierce debate and threats against librarians and educators. The school superintendent temporarily removed dozens of books from shelves for review, fearing violence. A review team found that one of the 97 books on the list had never been on school library shelves. After a year-long review process involving community members, teachers, and educators, five books were banned, while the rest were returned to library shelves. The push for book bans was driven by the self-described parental rights movement and the group Moms for Liberty, which aims to disrupt the balance of power in American education.