{"id":1952900,"date":"2023-06-21T11:46:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T15:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/school-district-returns-bible-to-libraries-after-pulling-it-for-vulgarity\/"},"modified":"2023-06-21T11:48:43","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T15:48:43","slug":"school-district-returns-bible-to-libraries-after-pulling-it-for-vulgarity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/school-district-returns-bible-to-libraries-after-pulling-it-for-vulgarity\/","title":{"rendered":"School District reinstates Bible in libraries after temporary removal for &#8216;vulgarity&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fschool-district-returns-bible-to-libraries-after-pulling-it-for-vulgarity%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1952900&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Utah School District Reverses Decision to Remove Bible from Libraries<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a move that has sparked controversy, a Utah public school district has voted to reverse its decision to remove the Bible from elementary and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-mom-blasts-school-library-book-i-do-not-want-my-children-to-learn-about-anal-sex-in-middle-school\/\" title=\"Texas Mom Blasts School Library Book: \u2018I Do Not Want My Children To Learn About Anal Sex In Middle School\u2019\">middle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scholastic-pulls-captain-underpants-spinoff-author-apologizes-over-passive-racism-harmful-to-asian-americans\/\" title=\"Scholastic Pulls \u2018Captain Underpants\u2019 Spinoff, Author Apologizes Over \u2018Passive Racism\u2019 \u2018Harmful\u2019 To Asian-Americans\">school libraries<\/a><\/a>. The Davis School District, located north of Salt Lake City, initially decided to make the Bible available only to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-education-sec-on-womens-school-sports-we-have-a-legal-responsibility-to-include-transgender-athletes\/\" title=\"Biden Education Sec On Women\u2019s School Sports: We Have a \u2018Legal Responsibility\u2019 to Include Transgender Athletes\">high school students<\/a>. However, after facing backlash, an appeals committee unanimously overturned the ban.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Recognizing the Value of the Bible<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The appeals committee, in its decision, acknowledged the significant and serious value the Bible holds for minors, outweighing any violent or vulgar content it may contain. They based their assessment on community standards and the importance of the Bible as a literary work.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last year, the Utah legislature passed a law allowing parents to challenge books in public schools that contain &#8220;sensitive materials.&#8221; In response to a request from an unknown individual, the district reviewed the Bible and initially decided to limit its availability due to concerns about age appropriateness. However, numerous parents appealed the decision, leading to the recent reversal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brigit Gerrard, Davis School District vice president, expressed her belief in the historical significance and deep spiritual meaning of the King James Version of the Bible. She emphasized that the Bible&#8217;s literary and cultural value outweighs any violence or profanity it may contain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">District spokesman Chris Williams denied allegations that the initial request and ruling were intended to manipulate the sensitive materials law. He stated that the review process is thoughtful and respectful of varying perspectives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Across the country, there has been a growing demand from parents and conservative lawmakers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chelsea-clinton-dragged-for-defending-sexually-explicit-books-for-kids\/\" title=\"Chelsea Clinton Dragged For Defending Sexually Explicit Books For Kids\">remove sexually explicit books<\/a> from school libraries. Some states, including Utah, have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/school-district-returns-bible-to-libraries-after-pulling-it-for-vulgarity\/\" title=\"School District reinstates Bible in libraries after temporary removal for 'vulgarity'.\">enacted legislation allowing parents<\/a> to challenge inappropriate books for children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">State Representative Tyler Clancy emphasized the Bible&#8217;s importance as a premier text in the nation&#8217;s foundation. He called for leaders to uphold Christian values and affirm the principles that hold society together.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Utah school district reversed its decision to remove the Bible from elementary and middle school libraries. The Davis School District, near Salt Lake City, initially removed the Bible based on a review committee&#8217;s recommendation. However, officials announced on Tuesday that they would restore it to the library shelves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1530,"featured_media":1952901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[28178,10402,4810,10386,8608,5199,3924,10745],"class_list":["post-1952900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-vulgarity","tag-bible","tag-district","tag-libraries","tag-reinstates","tag-removal","tag-school","tag-temporary"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1952900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1530"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1952900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1952900\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1952901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1952900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1952900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1952900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}