Orange Unified Restores Library App After Suspension Due to Inappropriate Book

Orange Unified Restores Library App After Suspension Due to Inappropriate Book
A newly donated LGBT book is displayed in the library at Nystrom Elementary School in Richmond, Calif., on May 17, 2022. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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The Orange Unified School District restored students’ access to a digital library app Feb. 3 after suspending it last week at the request of a parent who said they found a book with inappropriate content—including explicit language, sex, and rape—in their elementary child’s digital library.

Interim Superintendent Edward Velasquez announced a temporary suspension of the digital library app Sora Jan. 29, he said, to allow staff to review it, prompting praise from some parents concerned about inappropriate material and outrage from others worried about censorship.

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Micaela Ricaforte covers education in Southern California for The Epoch Times. In addition to writing, she is passionate about music, books, and coffee.
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