Controversy over banning religious texts in Utah schools.
A Utah school district that recently removed the King James Bible from elementary and middle school libraries has now received a request to review the Book of Mormon for "sensitive material" as well. The request calls for the book to be reviewed because it contains violence, including battles, beheadings, and kidnappings. The school district is attempting to follow House Bill 374, a 2022 law which "prohibits certain sensitive instructional materials in public schools" and requires a "local education agency to include parents who are reflective of a school's community when determining whether an instructional material is sensitive material." The Davis district's decision to remove the Bible from elementary and middle school libraries was "disappointing," according to Utah Library Association president Patrick Hoecherl.
