TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Mar 30, 2022

Tennessee House Republicans on Monday passed legislation targeting "obscene" materials in school libraries. Democrats and school librarians criticized the bill as overly broad and unnecessary, the Tennessean reports. Rep. Scott Cepicky, R-Columbia, sponsored the bill, which establishes a review timeline schools must follow if a parent or guardian reports material they believe to be obscene or "harmful to minors," including removing the book for at least 30 days while the local board of education or charter school governing body conducts a review. The legislation now awaits action in the Senate.