Alberta pulls back from school book ban policy, focuses on sexual images
September 8, 2025
The Alberta government has rewritten its school book ban to only apply to images and illustrations of explicit sexual acts, not written descriptions. During a technical briefing with reporters, Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said visual depictions have been the government's main concern and the revised order will ensure literary classics stay in schools.
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