Out of Darkness

by Pérez, Ashley Hope

Banned or challenged 94 times across 94 jurisdictions.

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Timeline

Unified view of laws affecting this book and jurisdictions where it’s been removed or challenged, in chronological order.

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All ban records (94)

Leander Independent School District, TX

school · school district

RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Sep 1, 2021

Madison County Schools, MS

school · school district

RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Apr 1, 2022

Clear Creek Independent School District, TX

school · school district

RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Apr 1, 2022

Middlebury Community Schools, IN

school · school district

RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Dec 1, 2021

Klein Independent School District, TX

school · school district

Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Dec 1, 2021

School District of Waukesha, WI

school · school district

RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Dec 1, 2021

Forsyth County Schools, GA

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ReportedA complaint has been filed but no formal action has been taken yet.

Reported Jan 1, 2022

Hillsborough County Public Schools, FL

school · school district

Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Jun 1, 2025

Yorktown Central School District, NY

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Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Jan 1, 2022

Hamilton Southeastern Schools, IN

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ReportedA complaint has been filed but no formal action has been taken yet.

Reported Jul 1, 2021

Nampa School District, ID

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ReportedA complaint has been filed but no formal action has been taken yet.

Reported May 1, 2022

Goddard Public Schools, KS

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Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Nov 1, 2021

Birdville Independent School District, TX

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Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Oct 1, 2021

Canyons School District, UT

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Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Oct 1, 2021

Henrico County Public Schools, VA

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Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Oct 1, 2021

Citrus County School District, FL

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Apr 1, 2025

Washington County School District, UT

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ReportedA complaint has been filed but no formal action has been taken yet.

Reported Oct 1, 2021

Lake Travis Independent School District, TX

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ReportedA complaint has been filed but no formal action has been taken yet.

Reported Sep 1, 2021

Dubuque Community School District, IA

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Aug 1, 2024

Lewis Central Community School District, IA

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Sep 1, 2024

Rutherford County Schools, TN

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Feb 1, 2025

Knox County Schools, TN

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Dec 1, 2024

Escambia County Public Schools, FL

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Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Sep 1, 2022

Davis School District, UT

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Feb 1, 2023

Texarkana Independent School District, TX

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Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Oct 1, 2022

School District of Osceola County, FL

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Mar 1, 2023

Marion County Public Schools, FL

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Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Canby Public School District, OR

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Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Mar 1, 2023

Beaufort County School District, SC

school · school district

Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Oct 1, 2022

Park County School District #1, WY

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Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Feb 1, 2023

Pender County Schools, NC

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Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Feb 1, 2023

Penncrest School District, PA

school · school district

Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Feb 1, 2023

Alpine School District, UT

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Nov 1, 2022

Frisco Independent School District, TX

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Oct 1, 2022

Clay County School District, FL

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Nixa Public Schools, MO

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Apr 1, 2023

Spotsylvania County Public Schools, VA

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Mar 1, 2023

Catawba County Schools, NC

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported May 1, 2023

Cumberland County Schools, NC

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Apr 1, 2023

Campbell County Schools, KY

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Feb 1, 2023

Union County School District, FL

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Jun 1, 2025

Oak Ridge Schools, TN

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Apr 1, 2025

Nacogdoches Independent School District, TX

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Mar 1, 2025

Carlisle Community School District, IA

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Oct 1, 2023

Glenwood Community School District, IA

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Jun 1, 2024

Iowa City Community School District, IA

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Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Oct 1, 2023

Cobb County School District, GA

school · school district

Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Aug 1, 2023

Bondurant-Farrar Community School District, IA

school · school district

Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Mar 1, 2024

School District of Manatee County, FL

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Oct 1, 2023

St. John's County School District, FL

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Jul 1, 2023

Ottumwa Community School District, IA

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Jan 1, 2024

Pocahontas Area Community School District, IA

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Jun 1, 2024

Linn-Mar Community School District, IA

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Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Jun 1, 2024

Sioux Center Community School District, IA

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Jun 1, 2024

Clear Creek-Amana Community School District, IA

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Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Jun 1, 2024

Muscatine Community School District, IA

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Jun 1, 2024

Red Oak School District, IA

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Oct 1, 2023

Aplington-Parkersburg Community School District, IA

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Jun 1, 2024

Louisa-Muscatine Community School District, IA

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Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Oct 1, 2023

Clarinda Community School District, IA

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Jun 1, 2024

Cedar Falls Community School District, IA

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Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Jun 1, 2024

Council Bluffs Community School District, IA

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Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Jun 1, 2024

Decorah Community School District, IA

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Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Jun 1, 2024

Oskaloosa Community School District, IA

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Oct 1, 2023

Gilbert Community School District, IA

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Jun 1, 2024

Cameron R-1 School District, MO

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Feb 1, 2024

Spartanburg County School District One, SC

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Feb 1, 2024

Fort Worth Independent School District, TX

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Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Aug 1, 2023

Hanover County Public Schools, VA

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Aug 1, 2023

Woodward-Granger Community School District, IA

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Jun 1, 2024

Winterset Community School District, IA

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Oct 1, 2023

Blackhawk School District, PA

school · school district

Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Oct 1, 2023

Urbandale Community School District, IA

school · school district

Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Oct 1, 2023

Waterloo Community School District, IA

school · school district

Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Jun 1, 2024

Spencer Community School District, IA

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Jun 1, 2024

South Tama County Community School District, IA

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Dec 1, 2023

Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District, IA

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Oct 1, 2023

Union Community School District, IA

school · school district

RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Jun 1, 2024

Fluvanna School District, VA

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Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Oct 1, 2023

Southeast Polk Community School District, IA

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Jun 1, 2024

Lamar Consolidated Independent School District, TX

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Aug 1, 2024

Osceola County School District, FL

school · school district

Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Apr 1, 2022

Volusia County Schools, FL

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RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Mar 1, 2023

Polk County Public Schools, FL

school · school district

Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Jun 1, 2024

Brevard Public Schools, FL

school · school district

Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported May 1, 2022

Fredericksburg Independent School District, TX

school · school district

Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Mar 1, 2022

St. Francis Area Schools, MN

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Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Sep 1, 2024

Wilson County Schools, TN

school · school district

RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Oct 1, 2024

Katy Independent School District, TX

school · school district

ReportedA complaint has been filed but no formal action has been taken yet.

Reported Feb 1, 2022

Keller Independent School District, TX

school · school district

RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Nov 1, 2021

Duval County Public Schools, FL

school · school district

Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Dec 1, 2023

Granbury Independent School District, TX

school · school district

RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Jan 1, 2022

Fort Bend Independent School District, TX

school · school district

RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Reported Nov 1, 2024

Indian River County School District, FL

school · school district

Under ConsiderationA board or committee is actively reviewing whether to remove this book.

Reported Nov 1, 2021