Oregon Senate passed SB 1583, prohibiting school bans on textbooks based on identity factors.

Oregon Senate passed a bill, SB 1583, prohibiting school boards and district officials from banning textbooks, instructional materials, or library books based on race, gender identity, country of origin, sexual orientation, disability, and immigrant status. The bill aims to protect parents' rights to decide what their children read and to keep national culture wars out of public schools and libraries. The bill now moves to the Oregon House of Representatives for further consideration.