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Utah school board reverses Bible ban and calls out lawmakers who attacked the district

Members of the Davis School District’s school board voted to return the religious text to library shelves for students of all ages after controversy over the decision.

(Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune)The Bible is read aloud at the Utah Capitol, Monday, Nov. 25, 2013. The Bible was been banned at elementary and middle schools in the Davis School District north of Salt Lake City in May 2023, after a review committee decided it wasn't age appropriate "due to vulgarity or violence." It was returned to shelves for all student with a vote by the district's school board on Tuesday, June 20, 2023.