Alberta launches public consultation on age-appropriate school books

Monday, May 26, 2025, 1:21 pm

Alberta officials have initiated public consultations on new guidelines to restrict school library content to age-appropriate materials. The changes, aimed at filtering out unsuitable texts, have ignited community debates over censorship versus educational integrity as stakeholders await further details on implementation.

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Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides wants to ensure it doesn't happen again. In so doing, he opens the door to censorship just a crack — and that's where it has to stop

globalnews.ca / Alberta changing rules to ensure ‘age appropriate’ books in schools

Alberta's UCP government will introduce new regulations this fall to ensure that only “age appropriate” books are available in school libraries.

edmontonjournal.com / Alberta to implement new rules after 'sexually explicit' content found in books at schools in Edmonton, Calgary

Alberta intends to implement new rules this fall after books were found in school libraries across the province containing “graphic sexual content.” At a press conference on Thursday, Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said the move came after the province investigated multiple books…

cbc.ca / Alberta to change rules to ensure 'age appropriate' books in schools

Alberta is bringing in new rules this fall to ensure that only what it calls "age appropriate" books are available in school libraries.

theglobeandmail.com / Alberta to hold public consultation on which books should be banned from school libraries

The province will now require school boards to implement new age-appropriate standards for books by the start of the 2025-26 school year

thestar.com / Alberta changing rules to ensure only 'age appropriate' books in schools by fall

EDMONTON - Alberta is bringing in new rules this fall to ensure that only what it calls “age appropriate” books are available in school libraries.

calgaryherald.com / ‘Extremely graphic’ sexual content found in books at K-9 schools, province says

As a result, the provincial government is asking Albertans for feedback about what they believe is acceptable in school libraries

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