Two Iowa Republican leaders said they want to pursue legislation that makes it a felony offense for school officials, including teachers, to provide “obscene materials” to students.
Prior to November’s school board elections, community members in Iowa and across the country were pushing schools to remove certain books from their shelves.
Iowa Senate President Jake Chapman (R-Adel) posted on Facebook last month that he’s pursuing legislation that penalizes teachers and librarians for providing what he views as “obscene material” in schools.
The post follows a Johnston school district meeting he attended where a committee reviewed two controversial, award-winning books that deal with race: The Hate U Give, and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, the Des Moines Register reports.
