ACLU sues Colorado school district over removal of “highly sensitive” library books

ACLU sues Elizabeth School District over library book removals - Elbert County News

The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado is suing the Elizabeth School District in federal court over the district’s removal of books from school libraries, alleging that the books were removed due to school board members’ partisan political values and that the removals violate constitutional guarantees of free speech.A press release issued on Dec. 19 stated: “The ACLU of Colorado, representing C.C., a student at Elizabeth High School, E.S…

ACLU sues Colorado school district over removal of “highly sensitive” library books

The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado sued the Elizabeth School District on Thursday for removing books from school libraries — titles that largely feature people of color or LGBTQ individuals — in an act the organization alleges violated free speech protections. The removed books were voted on by the district’s Board of Education, which the ACLU argued was an injection of the body’s partisan political views into students’ education. “T…