5 d. ago Alberta makes sweeping revisions to ban on sexually explicit images in school libraries

"Our focus and our concern is with materials in schools that have graphic and visual depictions of sexual acts"

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5 d. ago Alberta makes revisions to ban on books with sexually explicit images in school libraries

"Our focus and our concern is with materials in schools that have graphic and visual depictions of sexual acts"

Society

5 d. ago Alberta makes revisions to ban books with sexually explicit images in school libraries

"Our focus and our concern is with materials in schools that have graphic and visual depictions of sexual acts"

Society

5 d. ago Braid: As Alberta revises school library book ban, minister insists it was all a 'misunderstanding'

Big changes in ministerial order come down to one little word: visual

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5 d. ago Braid: Alberta shrinks school book ban, minister insists it was all a 'misunderstanding'

Big changes in ministerial order come down to one little word: visual

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5 d. ago Revised Alberta school book ban expected to be released Monday

The Alberta government had promised an updated ministerial order with the revised school library book ban on Friday, but the announcement was rescheduled for Monday.

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8 d. ago Alberta government postpones release of revised school library book ban

'We are taking the time needed to ensure that the revised ministerial order is clear for all school boards,' Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said.

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9 d. ago ‘It makes people want to read’: Bookstores see sales spike after Alberta government book ban

Alberta bookstore owners say they've seen a spike in sales of some books caught up in the Alberta government's ban on books with explicit sexual content.

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9 d. ago ’It makes people want to read’: Stores see sales spike after Alberta book ban

EDMONTON — An Alberta government order banning some books from school libraries doesn’t appear to be deterring people from reading them, say managers at several bookstores. Kelly Dyer with Audreys Books in Edmonton said the store has noticed a jump in sales since July, when the province announced the ban on books with explicit sexual […]

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1 week ago Opinion: When we remove books from schools, our students lose out

I am relieved to learn of the minister of Education’s choice to pause the implementation of his recent ministerial order that required the removal of books containing explicit sexual content from school libraries. It’s evident that the order was an overreach where the implications of it were not adequately thought out and teachers’ professional judgement […]

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2 w. ago Jamie Sarkonak: We don’t need graphic child rape on Alberta’s school library shelves

Edmonton Public Schools is planning to remove 200 sexually explicit books, some with violent scenes involving children. That's reasonable

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