Federal judge blocks enforcement of Iowa law banning school books, gender identity instruction

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : An Iowa law requiring schools to remove books depicting sex acts and prohibiting instruction about gender identity or sexual orientation in kindergarten through sixth grades cannot be enforced while a legal challenge continues, a federal judge ruled Friday.
54% : U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Locher, however, declined to grant an injunction against the part of the law requiring school districts to notify parents if a student requests "an accommodation related to gender identity" -- such as asking to be addressed by a different name or pronouns.
52% : Approved in the 2023 Iowa legislative session, Senate File 496 bans school books with descriptions or depictions of sex acts as outlined in state law; prohibits instruction on gender identity or sexual orientation before seventh grade; requires schools to notify parents if a student requests to use new pronouns; and enshrines the "constitutionally protected right" for parents to make decisions for their children.
47% : "Instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation has no place in kindergarten through sixth-grade classrooms," Reynolds said.
45% : Schools removed controversial books, like Maia Kobabe's "Gender Queer," but also classic works of literature, like George Orwell's "1984.
35% : Schools struggled to interpret the law.

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