"The direction will be to take books with pornographic images out of the libraries and to leave the classics alone. I think that there was some misunderstanding of the order, so it's being made clear. The rules, set to go into effect on 1 October, reflect a lobbying success by socially conservative parents' rights groups in the province and mirrors a trend in the United States."
"Highlighting what it felt were inconsistencies in the new rules, Edmonton's school board drew up a list of more than 200 books it said must be removed from library shelves in order to comply with the ministerial order. Among those books were dystopian classics such as The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, 1984 by George Orwell and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley."
Alberta temporarily paused a controversial book ban to ensure classic literary works remain in school libraries while officials rework rules governing discussion of gender identity, sexual orientation and human sexuality. The pause will last for a couple of hours while a ministerial order is rewritten to direct removal only of books with pornographic images and to preserve classics. The rules, due to take effect on 1 October, followed lobbying by socially conservative parents' rights groups and mirror trends in the United States. Ambiguity over what counts as explicit sexual content prompted school board protests, with Edmonton listing over 200 titles for removal, including several dystopian and canonical works.
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