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Efforts to remove or restrict access to books in Arizona's schools and public libraries have intensified.

Parental rights groups argue some books contain age-inappropriate content, while opponents say restrictions stifle intellectual freedom.

Recent state laws have laid the groundwork for book challenges, leading to books being pulled and teachers being investigated.

Efforts to remove and limit access to books in schools and libraries have intensified in Arizona.

Schools have pulled books from their collections, libraries have relocated sex-ed books to the top shelves of adult sections and police have investigated teachers after they faced accusations of distributing "pornography" for assigning certain books.

Christian conservative parental rights groups born out

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