Lawyers argue Iowa's book ban law too 'vague, harmful' in court

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : SF 496 enacted a multitude of changes to Iowa's public education system, including book bans, removing explicit instruction on HIV/AIDS, banning discussion of gender identity in K-6, and forcing teachers to out students to their parents.
56% : Story shared the perspectives of students who haven't reported bullying incidents because they're afraid of having their gender identity reported to their parents.
54% : The ACLU case targets all of SF 496, claiming it violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments and the Equal Access Act.
53% : Judge Locher mentioned several places in the law where the language is neutral about books and gender identity, and pointed out several books with straight characters have been removed from school libraries too.
48% : Story said the law is clearly too vague because school districts have interpreted and applied it differently, despite asking for state guidance -- and not getting it -- for months.

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