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The Utah State Board of Education removed "Thirteen Reasons Why" from school libraries.

HB29 mandates statewide removal if three districts or two districts and five charters agree on the removal of a title.

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah State Board of Education last week removed the 19th book from school libraries across the state when "Thirteen Reasons Why" was pulled from Nebo, Tooele and Washington County school districts, triggering its statewide removal.

HB29 , passed during the 2024 legislative session, stipulates the removal of books from libraries statewide if at least three school districts or two school districts and five charter schools determine that a book contains "objective sensitive material" — pornographic or otherwise indec

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