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Red Oak School District

27 titles banned · Iowa

Banned Books

A Court of Frost and Starlight A Court of Frost and Starlight A Court of Mist and Fury A Court of Mist and Fury A Court of Thorns and Roses A Court of Thorns and Roses A Court of Wings and Ruin A Court of Wings and Ruin Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging Beyond Magenta Beyond Magenta Crank Crank I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter Lawn Boy Lawn Boy Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Me and Earl and the Dying Girl My Sister's Keeper My Sister's Keeper Nineteen Minutes Nineteen Minutes Out of Darkness Out of Darkness Sold Sold The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian The Color Purple The Color Purple The Glass Castle The Glass Castle The Hate U Give The Hate U Give The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why This One Summer This One Summer
Daughters of Eve
Flowers for Algernon
The Chocolate War
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things
What My Mother Doesn't Know

About Red Oak School District

Red Oak School District is a public school system serving the city of Red Oak and surrounding areas in Montgomery County, in southwest Iowa. Like other Iowa public school districts, it is subject to state education requirements governing curriculum, library collections, and instructional materials.

Books in Schools

This page tracks 27 distinct titles that have been reported as banned or challenged in Red Oak School District. That figure places the district on the smaller end of the tracking totals compiled for Iowa districts on this site, many of which report activity in the dozens to low hundreds of titles.

Much of the recent removal activity in Iowa schools traces back to Senate File 496, a 2023 state law that restricts the age-appropriateness of materials in school libraries and classrooms and requires districts to review their collections against its standards. Districts across the state, including Red Oak, have removed or restricted titles in response to the law's requirements and related guidance.

No verified news coverage specific to Red Oak School District's book removals is currently available. This page will be updated as additional reporting or documentation becomes available. A full list of the titles tracked for this district appears elsewhere on this page.