Utah School District Reverses Bible Ban After Appeals and Protests
A school district in Utah has reversed an earlier committee-based decision that removed the King James Version of the Bible from bookshelves of elementary and middle school libraries.
The Davis School District—a public system with about 72,000 students—largely pulled the Bible from elementary and middle school bookshelves on May 22 after a frustrated parent convinced a review committee the book contained “vulgar” or “violent” content for younger children.
At a board meeting on June 20, committee officials said the district had determined the sacred text was age-appropriate for all district libraries. In allowing the Bible to be accessible to students regardless of their grade level, the board sided with 70 people who filed appeals after it was banned last month….