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Utah lawmaker who wrote law that led to school district Bible ban now wants ‘all instructional materials’ reviewed

Rep. Ken Ivory initially called the parent’s request to remove the religious text from Davis School District “very unfortunate.”

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Ken Ivory, R-West Jordan, at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Ivory sponsored a law to ban "pornographic or indecent" books from school libraries. He was initially opposed to his measure being used to ban the Bible, but now says he supports the religious text being removed from elementary and middle schools in Davis School District.