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Age Appropriate Materials Act

Coverage of Age Appropriate Materials Act in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jun 8 · 10:01 UTCMost recent: Jun 10 · 10:00 UTC
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Rootstopic2Knox County Schoolsorganization2Alex Haleyperson2Richard Briggsperson1Knox County School Boardorganization1Kite Runnertopic1Knox County Board of Educationorganization1Gloria Johnsonperson1Sam McKenzieperson1Tennessee General Assemblyorganization1
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  • POLITICSJun 10 · 10:00 UTCTENNESSEE LOOKOUT
    Tennessee Republican senator wants to change book-ban law

    Tennessee Republican Sen. Richard Briggs plans to sponsor a bill to revise the Age Appropriate Materials Act after the Pulitzer Prize-winning book 'Roots' was removed from Knox County school libraries. The book was taken off shelves due to a scene depicting the rape of an enslaved woman, and the law currently allows removals based on district committee decisions without public records of complaints. The Knox County School Board urged legislative changes to include elected officials in the review process.

  • POLITICSJun 8 · 10:01 UTCTENNESSEE LOOKOUT
    Knox County votes to challenge Tennessee’s book ban law after “Roots” removal

    Knox County school board banned Alex Haley’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel 'Roots' under Tennessee’s Age Appropriate Materials Act due to a passage depicting a rape, but the superintendent later reversed the ban. The board voted 5-4 to urge the Tennessee General Assembly to revise the law, which mandates book removals based on specific content criteria without exceptions for literary merit or historical context.