A school district in northern Utah on Tuesday reversed its prior decision to remove The Holy Bible from its middle and elementary schools.

The Davis School District determined the texts were appropriate for students and will now be available in all district libraries, district officials said at a board meeting on Tuesday. The reversal comes after 70 community members appealed last month's decision to ban the Bible over claims it was not age-appropriate.

School board members voted unanimously to return the Bible to district libraries.

The district, located north of Salt Lake City, received a request in December for the Bible to be reviewed in response to the state's "sensitive materials" law passed last year allowing residents to challenge books found in schools and libraries that they believe are inappropriate. The request argued that the Bible is "one of the most sex-ridden books around."

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Utah Parents United, one of the primary groups involved in curriculum battles, "left off one of the most sex-ridden books around: The Bible," the challenge read, referring to parents' efforts to remove books about sex, gender and critical race theory. 

"You'll no doubt find that the Bible … has no serious values for minors because it's pornographic by our new definition … If the books that have been banned so far are any indication for way lesser offenses, this should be a slam dunk," it continued.

The challenge also criticized a "bad faith process" and said the district was "ceding our children’s education, First Amendment Rights, and library access" to Utah Parents United.

A review committee – made up of mostly parents – determined the Bible was not age-appropriate for middle or elementary school students. Appeals were filed shortly after the decision.

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On Tuesday, the school board said an appeal committee, basing their assessment on community standards, determined the Bible has "significant, serious value for minors which outweighs the violent or vulgar content it contains."

"The magnitude of the value of the Bible as a literary work outweighs any violence or profanity which may be contained in the book," District Board Vice President Brigit Gerrard said at Tuesday's meeting.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

A Canadian aircraft deployed to assist with rescue efforts for the missing Titanic tourist submersible picked up "underwater noises" in the vessel's search area, according to the Coast Guard (USCG).

"Canadian P-3 aircraft detected underwater noises in the search area," the USCG in the Northeast region announced on Twitter early Wednesday morning.

The Coast Guard said the detection of the underwater sounds in the designated search area prompted investigators to deploy remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to relocate and investigate the origin of the unusual noises.

Though the search efforts "yielded negative results," the USCG said the operation continues.

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The branch stated that data has been shared with experts in the U.S. Navy for "further analysis" that will be considered in future search plans.

As of Tuesday morning, over 10,000 square miles had been searched in efforts to find the 21-foot submersible, the Coast Guard reported, but the vessel has not been detected since it disappeared on Sunday. 

The sub, which is carrying five people, was in the process of diving approximately 12,500 feet underwater to view the Titanic's wreckage site.

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First Coast Guard District Response Coordinator Capt. Jamie Frederick said multiple agencies with expertise and special equipment are participating in the "complex" search effort.

"While the Coast Guard has assumed the role of Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator, we do not have all of the necessary expertise and equipment required in a search of this nature," Frederick said. "The Unified Command brings that expertise and additional capability together to maximize effort in solving this complex problem."

Earlier on Tuesday after a press briefing, Chief Petty Officer Robert Simpson declined reports of an alleged tapping or banging noise coming from the vessel, adding that crews have not heard "any sounds from the sub."

The submersible, which was only equipped with a 96-hour oxygen supply, began its dive at 8 a.m. on Sunday and was expected to resurface at 3 p.m. The Coast Guard said it received a report at 5:40 p.m. from Canadian research vessel Polar Prince alerting that the sub was overdue for its return. 

The Polar Prince also reported that it lost contact with the sub approximately one hour and 45 minutes into its dive.