Utah students could see more books banned from public schools after state auditors reviewed 22 high school titles flagged by at least one member of a Utah conservative parents rights group and found “notable amounts” of “sexual content.”

The 37-page report released Tuesday comes after state lawmakers asked auditors to identify school library books that haven’t faced formal removal challenges but may contain “objective sensitive material,” according to the audit. State law defines such material as pornographic or otherwise indecent content.

Specifically, the report found that 95% of the 22 flagged titles included sexual content and 73% contained nudity, potentially violating Utah’s sensitive materials law. Auditors called for “more robust oversight” of materials entering public

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