Every student in Texas should have the freedom to read.
For two decades, the ACLU of Texas has documented efforts to restrict or ban books in school districts and charter schools across the state. During this period, we’ve witnessed a dramatic and disturbing change in the way that Texas politicians — from state legislators to school board members — are increasingly attacking students’ identities and censoring free thought to advance their own extremist ideologies.
Visit our Students’ Rights Hub to learn more about what’s happening in Texas schools today.
Access the Banned Book Report for the school year: