SALT LAKE CITY—Controversy has sprung up in Utah after the Davis County School District Review Committee decided on May 22 to remove the Bible from elementary and middle school libraries.
The committee deemed the Bible not suitable for young children because of its “vulgarity and violence.” Their decision came after the bill HB374, known as the “sensitive material” law, was passed in 2021 and implemented in 2022. The purpose of the bill was “to remove pornographic, inappropriate material from K–12 libraries and classrooms.”
On June 7, over 100 people held a rally at the Utah State Capitol to protest the committee’s decision. People at the rally and elsewhere expressed disapproval of the banning of the Bible….