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Deer Valley Unified has no parental complaints about its books

Some districts dealing with book bans

Books in schools, from literature to curriculum, are getting new considerations, especially in a midterm election year looking for controversial topics.

Not at Deer Valley Unified School District, though.

Some school districts are getting national — even international — attention for banning books. A district in Tennessee last month drew backlash after banning “Maus,” a graphic novel about the Holocaust, because of “rough” language and a naked drawing of a female.

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