The Kansas Senate has passed a bill that would see elementary and high school teachers arrested if they assign subject matter deemed "harmful" to children. If the Republican-sponsored bill becomes law, it would ban books, artworks, and other materials that depict "nudity, sexual contact, [or] sexual excitement" from schools. Teachers found guilty of assigning such materials could face up to six months in jail.
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