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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Katie Hawkinson

New report shows it’s largely officials and organizations demanding books be banned - not parents

'Gender Queer' by Maia Kobabe (pictured) was among one of the most challenged books of 2024, according to a new report - (Getty Images for MoveOn)

A new report reveals the vast majority of those demanding book bans are organizations or officials — not individual parents.

Seventy-two percent of demands to censor books in schools have come from organizations that include elected officials, board members and administrators, according to the American Library Association.

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