Missouri Supreme Court hears appeal of school library ‘explicit sexual material’ law

By: Annelise Hanshaw

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: September 23, 2026

Words: 1,282

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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The Missouri Supreme Court is weighing whether a 2022 law making it a crime for school employees to provide students with “explicit sexual material” violates constitutional free speech protections.

The law, which a Jackson County Circuit Court judge struck down last November, “sowed great confusion across Missouri school districts” and spurred school librarians to remove books from shelves when it was passed, attorneys representing the Missouri …

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