3 ms·

Does the algorithm ban the sex ed textbooks, or does the school only have the abstinence only books? Also, the list of books that are actually banned is quite

Does the algorithm ban the sex ed textbooks, or does the school only have the abstinence only books? Also, the list of books that are actually banned is quite eye opening: Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan Sold by Patricia McCormick A Court of Mist and Fury (series) by Sarah J. Maas Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson Tricks by Ellen Hopkins Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood Beloved by Toni Morrison Looking for Alaska by John Green The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Crank by Ellen Hopkins Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser The Color Purple by Alice Walker Feed by M.T. Anderson Friday Night Lights by Buzz Bissinger Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou I'm a bit surprised that Ulysses by James Joyce didn't make the list, but maybe the AI couldn't get through it either.

throwaway894345 3y ago
I'm pretty skeptical of these so-called "book ban" laws, but it's not obvious to me that these books are definitively "age appropriate" for K-6 (which seems to be your implication).
- skywhopper 3y ago
  You're misreading the text. The K-6 references are about banning teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity. The parts about "Age appropriate books" are specifically for all school levels K-12 (scroll down in the statute to find the twelfth grade reference). I guarantee you that these books were not on the shelves in K-6 libraries.
  - throwaway894345 3y ago
    Ah, that must be it. Thanks for the correction.
- jandrese 3y ago
  Nobody in K-6 is reading The Handmaid's Tale anyway. These book bans are about High School libraries, at least according to the linked law in the article[1]. The law claims it applies to all "publicly funded schools". [1]https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/SF496.pdf https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/SF496.pd...
  - kstrauser 3y ago
    I would’ve. I was deep into Stephen King at that age.
  - throwaway894345 3y ago
    Ah, my bad. The link I saw said K-6.

throwaway894345 3y ago

I'm pretty skeptical of these so-called "book ban" laws, but it's not obvious to me that these books are definitively "age appropriate" for K-6 (which seems to be your implication).

skywhopper 3y ago
You're misreading the text. The K-6 references are about banning teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity. The parts about "Age appropriate books" are specifically for all school levels K-12 (scroll down in the statute to find the twelfth grade reference). I guarantee you that these books were not on the shelves in K-6 libraries.
- throwaway894345 3y ago
  Ah, that must be it. Thanks for the correction.
jandrese 3y ago
Nobody in K-6 is reading The Handmaid's Tale anyway. These book bans are about High School libraries, at least according to the linked law in the article[1]. The law claims it applies to all "publicly funded schools". [1]https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/SF496.pdf https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/SF496.pd...
- kstrauser 3y ago
  I would’ve. I was deep into Stephen King at that age.
- throwaway894345 3y ago
  Ah, my bad. The link I saw said K-6.