Your Right to Learn: A Resource Hub for Student Rights

In recent years, elected officials have moved to censor classrooms across Utah. They're trying to restrict students and teachers from discussing race, gender, and sexual orientation in public schools. At the same time, politicians and school boards are moving to ban books—predominantly those by Black, Indigenous, and LGBTQ+ authors— from public schools and libraries. Young people must see themselves and their experiences reflected in their classrooms and the books they read.

As censorship of discussions about race, gender identity, and sexual orientation continues happening in schools, books on the same topics are targets for challenges and bans in public schools and libraries right here in Utah. We've highlighted works facing bans or challenges in our ACLU of Utah Banned Books Club Reading List.

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All young people have a First Amendment right to learn free from viewpoint censorship or discrimination — and the ACLU of Utah is committed to defending this right.

ACLU National has developed a toolkit; we hope you'll act against classroom censorship efforts in your school/school districts. There is no time to waste, so let's get started and do our part to ensure everyone has the right to learn.