Girls Who Code books 'banned' in some US classrooms

The book was never actually 'banned'. What actually happened was that there was an argument over the promulgation of a recommended works list that emphasized specifically teaching "diverse" materials, and the Girls Who Code books were on that list. (They were also on other recommended lists about which there were no disputes, and so at no point was the book banned -- indeed, it was always recommended)

> What appears to have happened is that the Girls Who Code series appeared on a list of books and other materials drawn up by the Central York School District that teachers were allowed to use in the classroom. This list was called the Diversity Resource List as it focused on titles written by or about people of color; indeed, the Girls Who Code series features protagonists who are young girls of color.

> When there was some outcry over this list – ostensibly regarding the content of the materials – the district board told teachers to hold off using the catalog until it had been vetted. That was interpreted by freedom-of-expression and pro-diversity campaigners as a ban. Then in September last year, about a year after the list was withheld and amid criticism and community anger, the school district finally approved the list. Thus Girls Who Code is today allowed in classrooms.

> One point of contention is that Girls Who Code reportedly appeared on a list of approved teaching materials drawn up prior to the Diversity Resource List, and when the latter was frozen, the earlier list was allowed to stand. Thus Girls Who Code would have been allowed in classes. However, it was also on the withheld Diversity Resource List, as an example of diverse literature, so this may have been seen as a ban.