South Carolina is officially at the top of a list, and it's not a good one.
On May 6, 2025, the South Carolina Board of Education voted to remove 10 books from all public schools for all grade levels. This brings the total to 22 books removed or restricted statewide in South Carolina public schools.
As PEN America warned in March when these titles were being considered for a ban, South Carolina now leads the nation in the number of state-mandated school book bans, surpassing Utah.
Read more about it in today's press release.
