https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/03/school-book-banning-escalates-in-the-uk-as-greater-manchester-secondary-school-censors-scores-of-books/

“He described how every child in this school is entitled under the UN Charter of Human Rights to access information appropriate for their age, as long as it’s not illegal, and that what has happened in Emily’s case sets a worrying precedent.”

School book banning escalates in the UK as Greater Manchester secondary school censors scores of books - Index on Censorship

A school librarian faced a disciplinary hearing and scores of books were removed from her school library after she stocked Laura Bates’ Men Who Hate Women

Index on Censorship
@peterbrown
This is awful, the head teacher should be going, not the librarian.
The list of banned books is astounding, some of these are classics. Books should not be banned.
@Sarahw @peterbrown I couldn't help noticing how many of the removed titles I'd read.
@wood5y @peterbrown
Yes, me too.
@wood5y @peterbrown
And, if you don't mind me asking, how fucked up did they make you?