In an epic battle of books versus pants.

Uh, Ryan?

In a world where books and pants have both been banned.

Then why wouldn't they be on the same side?

Oh yeah.

Together, books and pants.

Banned against the banners.

Okay.

While Ryan figures it out, we'll suit up and find out what it means when things get banned.

I'm Bethany Van Delft.

It's Tuesday, March 15th, and this is the 10 News.

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You may have heard about some books being banned from schools, but why are they being banned?

And how long has this been happening for?

Here to tell us more is our brand new correspondent, Max Wolfson.

Americans pride ourselves in the freedoms protected by the Constitution,

and especially our freedom of speech.

So that might make it surprising that a recent report from the American Library Association found 330 book challenges.

That's a really, really big increase.

What does that mean?

What's a book challenge?

It's when citizens go to their local libraries and public schools to argue that a book should be removed from shelves because it's inappropriate for children.

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