News Book bans: In 3 years, 60 texts have been challenged in Iowa schools. A new law could ban more. August 21, 2023Samantha Hernandez, Chris Higgins, Tim Webber, Katie Akin, Stephen Gruber-Miller and F. Amanda Tugade, USA TODAY NETWORKComments Off on Book bans: In 3 years, 60 texts have been challenged in Iowa schools. A new law could ban more. School book challenges have been rare in the past 3 years in Iowa, an exclusive investigation finds. Few books have been removed.