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Utah Enforces Statewide Ban on King's “Different Seasons” Citing Indecency

7/15/2026

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Utah public schools banned Stephen King’s 1982 novella collection Different Seasons after four districts labeled it “objective sensitive material.”
State law mandates a statewide ban when enough districts deem a work pornographic or indecent.
Davis School District cited sexual stimulation, arousal, and masturbation as reasons for the ban.
The ban raises Utah’s total removed titles to 36, according to the State Board of Education.

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Utah public schools banned Stephen King’s 1982 novella collection Different Seasons after four districts labeled it “objective sensitive material.”
State law mandates a statewide ban when enough districts deem a work pornographic or indecent.
Davis School District cited sexual stimulation, arousal, and masturbation as reasons for the ban.
The ban raises Utah’s total removed titles to 36, according to the State Board of Education.