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The ProTruth South Carolina Coalition was formed to ensure that our children learn an accurate history of our country and state so they can grow up to be informed and engaged adults. More info: https://www.protruthsc.org
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A speaker defends the inclusion of The Bluest Eye in high school, saying teachers who choose it are helping their students learn to read “challenging” texts. 10/
August 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
A speaker defends the inclusion of The Bluest Eye in high school, saying teachers who choose it are helping their students learn to read “challenging” texts. 10/
The State Board of Education has called on Beaufort Schools to reconsider book challenges it previously considered. The Board is hearing public comment now. m.youtube.com/watch?v=xq6E...
Beaufort County Board of Education Work Session 8:30AM
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August 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The State Board of Education has called on Beaufort Schools to reconsider book challenges it previously considered. The Board is hearing public comment now. m.youtube.com/watch?v=xq6E...
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My National Book Award-winning novel Last Night at the Telegraph Club was banned statewide in South Carolina because it includes descriptions of "sexual conduct." Why are book banners so scared of sex? I wrote about this in the @scdailygazette.com today.
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An author responds: Why is sex so scary to book banners? • SC Daily Gazette
Commentary from Malinda Lo, the author of one of the books the State Board of Education ruled must be pulled from K-12 library shelves.
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May 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
My National Book Award-winning novel Last Night at the Telegraph Club was banned statewide in South Carolina because it includes descriptions of "sexual conduct." Why are book banners so scared of sex? I wrote about this in the @scdailygazette.com today.
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I was really hoping SC would rethink its horrible book banning law but they did not. Today, Last Night at the Telegraph Club joins 9 more books that are banned statewide in South Carolina, making SC the #1 state in statewide bans, with 21 titles banned overall. This is a travesty and a tragedy.
Sorry to harsh the vibe:
South Carolina just voted to ban 10 more books from all public schools across the state. This makes South Carolina the leader in state-sanctioned book bans. The decision happened fast, and it put incredible power into the hands of ONE parent.
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South Carolina just voted to ban 10 more books from all public schools across the state. This makes South Carolina the leader in state-sanctioned book bans. The decision happened fast, and it put incredible power into the hands of ONE parent.
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South Carolina Bans 10 More Books From All Public Schools State-Wide
South Carolina now leads the nation in the number of state-sanctioned book bans. 10 more books must be removed from all public schools in the palmetto state.
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May 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I was really hoping SC would rethink its horrible book banning law but they did not. Today, Last Night at the Telegraph Club joins 9 more books that are banned statewide in South Carolina, making SC the #1 state in statewide bans, with 21 titles banned overall. This is a travesty and a tragedy.
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NEW: With a State Board of Education vote to remove 10 more books from all K-12 public schools today, South Carolina now leads the nation in state-mandated book bans. www.aclusc.org/en/press-rel...
South Carolina now leads nation in state-mandated school book bans
COLUMBIA – On May 6, 2025, the South Carolina Board of Education voted to remove 10 books from all public schools for all grade levels. This brings the total to 22 books removed or restricted
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May 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
NEW: With a State Board of Education vote to remove 10 more books from all K-12 public schools today, South Carolina now leads the nation in state-mandated book bans. www.aclusc.org/en/press-rel...
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South Carolina becomes the nation’s top book banner.
South Carolina Becomes the Nation's Top Book Banner
The State Board of Education bans an additional ten books from all public schools.
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May 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
South Carolina becomes the nation’s top book banner.
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While we were waiting, we spent some time in the lobby reading banned books with our friends from @protruthsc.bsky.social, @midlandsapple.bsky.social, Families Against Book Bans, and Liberation Is Lit 📖
May 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
While we were waiting, we spent some time in the lobby reading banned books with our friends from @protruthsc.bsky.social, @midlandsapple.bsky.social, Families Against Book Bans, and Liberation Is Lit 📖
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The SC Board of Education is about to come out of over 2 hours in executive session. Presumably they were discussing or receiving legal advice about 43-170, the book ban regulation. Live stream will be here: ed.sc.gov/state-board/...
State Board of Education Video
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May 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The SC Board of Education is about to come out of over 2 hours in executive session. Presumably they were discussing or receiving legal advice about 43-170, the book ban regulation. Live stream will be here: ed.sc.gov/state-board/...
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The State Board of Education meets today, starting with a 9 am committee meeting. Will board members revisit their book banning rule Regulation 43-170, which has led to the removal or restriction of 12 books from all schools so far? Updates in this thread. ed.sc.gov/state-board/...
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May 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The State Board of Education meets today, starting with a 9 am committee meeting. Will board members revisit their book banning rule Regulation 43-170, which has led to the removal or restriction of 12 books from all schools so far? Updates in this thread. ed.sc.gov/state-board/...
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Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.
Education Department stops $1 billion in funding for school mental health
Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.
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May 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.
Our SC Board of Education will have an executive session Tues, May 6 to discuss the book ban regulation. Please email your Board rep before that date to urge them to amend the regulation to align with existing state obscenity laws. Email addresses can be found here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
May 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Our SC Board of Education will have an executive session Tues, May 6 to discuss the book ban regulation. Please email your Board rep before that date to urge them to amend the regulation to align with existing state obscenity laws. Email addresses can be found here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
The Board’s next meeting is Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
849 Learning Lane West Columbia, SC 29172
Please see our email template for contact information. Reach out to your Board member to thank them for delaying consideration on the 10 challenged books. 1/2
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
849 Learning Lane West Columbia, SC 29172
Please see our email template for contact information. Reach out to your Board member to thank them for delaying consideration on the 10 challenged books. 1/2
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
April 29, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The Board’s next meeting is Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
849 Learning Lane West Columbia, SC 29172
Please see our email template for contact information. Reach out to your Board member to thank them for delaying consideration on the 10 challenged books. 1/2
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
849 Learning Lane West Columbia, SC 29172
Please see our email template for contact information. Reach out to your Board member to thank them for delaying consideration on the 10 challenged books. 1/2
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Subcommittee members said they received more than 70 messages about this bill. Let's keep them coming. You can submit your comments on H. 4123 to this email address, and your message will go to all 5 subcommittee members:
[email protected]
[email protected]
April 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Subcommittee members said they received more than 70 messages about this bill. Let's keep them coming. You can submit your comments on H. 4123 to this email address, and your message will go to all 5 subcommittee members:
[email protected]
[email protected]
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ACLU-SC Advocacy Director Josh Malkin: "Voting yes to House Bill 4123 is an enormous and unconstitutional step in the wrong direction."
April 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
ACLU-SC Advocacy Director Josh Malkin: "Voting yes to House Bill 4123 is an enormous and unconstitutional step in the wrong direction."
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The new documentary debunks the Trump administration’s blatant lie that Americans are safe from book bans.
We Took on Book Bans in Our Small Conservative Community — and Won
The documentary Banned Together tells the story of three high school activists in South Carolina.
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April 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The new documentary debunks the Trump administration’s blatant lie that Americans are safe from book bans.
The SC Senate is currently discussing S. 62, the private school voucher bill. 1/
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April 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The SC Senate is currently discussing S. 62, the private school voucher bill. 1/
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In a March 14 memo, SC’s Superintendent of Education moved to prohibit representation of and services for transgender students in SC public schools. To transgender, non-binary, and gender-conforming students, friends, family, and neighbors, we see you and are with you. CW: transphobic language. 1/2
April 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
In a March 14 memo, SC’s Superintendent of Education moved to prohibit representation of and services for transgender students in SC public schools. To transgender, non-binary, and gender-conforming students, friends, family, and neighbors, we see you and are with you. CW: transphobic language. 1/2
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From ACLU-SC Executive Director Jace Woodrum: “Superintendent Weaver may think she is chief of the speech police, but the First Amendment's guarantees do not end at the classroom door. This attempt to limit speech and create a political echo chamber within South Carolina's public school system...
April 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
From ACLU-SC Executive Director Jace Woodrum: “Superintendent Weaver may think she is chief of the speech police, but the First Amendment's guarantees do not end at the classroom door. This attempt to limit speech and create a political echo chamber within South Carolina's public school system...
Highlights from yesterday’s SC State Board of Education meeting.
SC Board of Education Delays Decision on 10 Challenged Books
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April 3, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Highlights from yesterday’s SC State Board of Education meeting.
Debate on amendments has ended. House members now have an hour to speak for and an hour to speak against the anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion bill. 1/
You'll notice a large number of desks on the State House floor are sitting empty. That's because many members of the majority party have left the chamber for lunch during debate on the bill to dismantle Diversity Equity & Inclusion programs.
April 2, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Debate on amendments has ended. House members now have an hour to speak for and an hour to speak against the anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion bill. 1/
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You'll notice a large number of desks on the State House floor are sitting empty. That's because many members of the majority party have left the chamber for lunch during debate on the bill to dismantle Diversity Equity & Inclusion programs.
April 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
You'll notice a large number of desks on the State House floor are sitting empty. That's because many members of the majority party have left the chamber for lunch during debate on the bill to dismantle Diversity Equity & Inclusion programs.
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The House has resumed debate on the bill attacking Diversity Equity & Inclusion programs, H. 3927. Livestream here: www.scstatehouse.gov/video/chambe...
April 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The House has resumed debate on the bill attacking Diversity Equity & Inclusion programs, H. 3927. Livestream here: www.scstatehouse.gov/video/chambe...
If you are able, please come to the State House this afternoon (4/2, around 4:30) to support opponents of the anti-DEI bill.
State House second floor lobby
Wear Black to show solidarity
State House second floor lobby
Wear Black to show solidarity
April 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
If you are able, please come to the State House this afternoon (4/2, around 4:30) to support opponents of the anti-DEI bill.
State House second floor lobby
Wear Black to show solidarity
State House second floor lobby
Wear Black to show solidarity
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Good news today: The State Board of Education postponed a vote on the 10 books that were proposed for a statewide ban today. Board members also indicated their willingness to revisit Regulation 43-170, which opened the floodgates for book banners when it passed last year.
The State Board of Education is meeting now. 10 books are being considered for a statewide ban in K-12 school classrooms and libraries.
Livestream here: ed.sc.gov/state-board/...
Livestream here: ed.sc.gov/state-board/...
April 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Good news today: The State Board of Education postponed a vote on the 10 books that were proposed for a statewide ban today. Board members also indicated their willingness to revisit Regulation 43-170, which opened the floodgates for book banners when it passed last year.
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That's right!
Wow, I believe that the South Carolina state board of education just voted to postpone voting on whether they would ban 10 more books (including Last Night at the Telegraph Club) and maybe revisit the regulation that got the books challenged. I totally did not expect this!! A partial victory?
April 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
That's right!