Bill: Give Georgia parents way to quash 'obscene' school materials

Republican state Sen. Jason Anavitarte of Dallas speaks to a House subcommittee on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, at the capitol in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)


Republicans in the Georgia House on Tuesday signaled they will push forward with a proposal that would allow parents to protest books and other materials that they believe are harmful to minors, with school officials required to decide within seven days whether to remove the material.

But some said they feared the measure would lead to harmful censorship.

A subcommittee of the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee held a hearing on Senate Bill 226, which stalled in the House in the final days of the session last year.