Federal Judge Eli Richardson Says That A Tennessee School District Can Continue To Keep Inappropriate Books Off Shelves Until A Court Case Against The District Goes To Trial Next Year.
A Bill Allowing Individuals To Hold Commercial Entities Civilly Liable For Knowingly Possessing, Purchasing, Promoting, Producing, Selling, Sending, Transporting, Or Distributing Obscene Matter In Tennessee Has Been Scheduled For Consideration By The House Criminal Justice Subcommittee On Wednesday, Feb. 12th, 2025.
Newly Filed Republican Legislation Proposes That The Tennessee Department Of Education Develop A Curriculum To Instruct 6-12th Grade Students Enrolled In Schools In LEAs Or Public Charter Schools About Social Media And Internet Safety.
Conservative Representative Jody Barrett Has Filed A New Bill That Would Allow Individuals To Hold Commercial Entities Civilly Liable For Knowingly Possessing, Purchasing, Promoting, Producing, Selling, Sending, Transporting, Or Distributing Obscene Matter In The State That Violates Tennessee Laws On Sexual Exploitation Of Children.
In A Special Meeting On December 9th, The Williamson County School Board Opted To Remove Three Titles From School Libraries While Also Limiting Access To Another Title.
After Consulting With The District’s Legal Personnel, Almost Four Hundred Books Considered To Contain Inappropriate Content Have Been Removed From School Libraries In Wilson County To Comply With An Update To The Age Appropriate Materials Act Of 2022.
A Chancery Court In Franklin Has Ruled In Favor Of Parents Who Sued The Williamson County Board Of Education (Board) Over Five Books They Believed To Be In Violation Of Tennessee’s Age-Appropriate Materials Act Of 2022.
September 28th Was The Final Day Of An Annual Event Titled Banned Books Week, Which Aimed To Promote Books That Have Been Removed From Tennessee School And Public Libraries Under Laws That Require Sexually Explicit And Overly Violent Content To Become Inaccessible To Children.
During This Month’s Meeting Of The Williamson County Schools Board Of Education, Discussion And A Vote Was Taken On Some Changes To The Existing Library Materials Policies, In Order For Those Policies To Become Compliant With New State Laws That Compel K-12 Public Schools To Remove Any And All Age-Inappropriate Materials From Their Libraries.
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