Minnesota School Banned 80 Books in One Year Despite State Law Prohibiting Bans

A single Minnesota school banned 80 books last year, according to a report by The Minnesota Star Tribune. The banned titles included Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner, and a cookbook. The removals occurred after Minnesota enacted a law forbidding book bans in public schools. Students responded with outrage and protests. The school where the bans took place was not named in the source material.