US EditionDepartment of Defense sued over book removals, curriculum changes in its schools
- A dozen students from Defense Department grade schools are suing the Department of Defense over book removals and yearbooks being censored.
- The American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit on behalf of 12 students from military families attending schools in Virginia, Kentucky, Italy, and Japan.
- The lawsuit claims that students' First Amendment rights were violated due to censorship of materials about race and gender in military-run schools.
- The litigation challenges executive orders aimed at enforcing anti-diversity and anti-LGBTQ+ measures in K-12 schools.
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Bad Books Is Not So Book-Smart
Earlier this month, a Maryland public elementary school librarian was called in to HR after a parent published an angry screed on Facebook. Her third grader came home crying and traumatized, the mother alleged, because the librarian told her son Santa Claus was not real. I share this anecdote because, while unfortunate for all involved, the scenario could be fodder for a better play than Bad Books, the new culture war dramedy running at Round H…
Defense Department sued over Trump admin's alleged 'book bans'
The Department of Defense was sued on Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), multiple military students, and the family members of military students over various book bans and curriculum changes implemented amid President Donald Trump’s effort to remove diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) from the federal government and America’s military institutions. The lawsuit, which was filed in the district court for the Eastern District …
GUEST COLUMN: Banning books in the US military
This month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the Naval Academy to remove 381 books from its Nimitz Library as part of a broader initiative by the Donald Trump administration to eliminate materials related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) from…
Will teacher's lawsuit in 'Gender Queer' case hinge on second-hand accusations the police chief acted on 'homophobic' bias?
The teacher who was questioned about a controversial book in her classroom alleges in her lawsuit against the town and school district that the police chief targeted her for investigation because of his own “homophobia.”
The Paducah Sun
Book purges at Fort Campbell, other bases, challenged in lawsuit
Kentucky students are part of a federal lawsuit challenging U.S. Department of Defense policies that led to schools at Fort Campbell and other military bases removing books about slavery and civil rights.
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