Scholastic found that it either had to give in to the hardliners who wanted to ban books for children or to not allow that, and they seem to have decided to give in.
This sucks. Book bans need to be fought tooth and nail, not because of the books, but because they’re a precursor to much worse things. I don’t believe for a second that Scholastic doesn’t know better or doesn’t realize what they’re acquiescing to. Their rationalizations are gross.