US EditionJudge orders Colorado school district to return removed books to libraries
- A federal judge ruled that the Elizabeth School District likely violated First Amendment rights by removing 19 books due to the school board's conservative views on certain topics.
- U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney issued a preliminary injunction requiring the return of the books and a halt on future removals based on ideology.
- The removal of the books was motivated by political reasons, as indicated by board members' communications.
- Sweeney emphasized that the district's argument about library content being government speech lacked legal support and cautioned against political book removals.
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Denver Gazette
'Partisan or political': Federal judge orders Elizabeth School District to return 19 banned books
A federal judge on Wednesday concluded the Elizabeth School District likely violated the First Amendment rights of students and authors by removing 19 books from school libraries because the topics conflicted with the school board's conservative vision.
Parents at townhall discuss 'big challenge' of moving students out of Elizabeth Ziegler P.S.
After structural issues closed Elizabeth Ziegler Public School in Waterloo, Ont., for the rest of the school year, senior staff held a community meeting for parents to express concerns and ask questions.
Judge rules Elizabeth schools cannot remove library books for expressed views
DENVER (KDVR) — A U.S. District Court judge ruled Wednesday that the Elizabeth School District must return all books it removed from its libraries no later than March 25. The district was also instructed that it could not remove additional books because the district "disagrees with the views expressed therein or merely to further their preferred political or religious orthodoxy." Elizabeth School District facing further legal action regardi…
Federal judge orders Colorado district to return banned books to school libraries
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Elbert County’s Elizabeth School District to restore library books the district banned by next week, prohibiting the district from further restrictions on access to books that the school board objects to politically. U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney issued a preliminary injunction stating the banned books must be returned to school libraries by Tuesday. The order also prohibits the school board …
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