All school districts in Illinois will be required to teach about fentanyl in health class – beginning in the 2024-2025 school year. Curriculum will need to cover the legal and illegal uses of fentanyl, as well as details about how often and why some drugs are laced with fentanyl.

A North Carolina pastor read a portion of the book All Boys Aren’t Blue to dozens of people protesting books at an October Pine-Richland School Board meeting. But despite the anger and frustration expressed that night, “All Boys Aren’t Blue” was never checked out of the high school library by students during the past five years.

Texas school libraries must have policies to prohibit the possession or purchase of books determined to be “sexually explicit.”

Reading and access to books help children build resilience and can have a positive impact on overall mental and physical health, the latest research shows.