School District Settles Lawsuit with Education Minnesota, Scraps Book Ban

Lawsuit settlements reverse St. Francis book ban

“The Kite Runner.” “Me, Earl and the Dying Girl.” “The Handmaid’s Tale.” “Night.” These Books once removed from St. Francis Area Schools library shelves will be returning following the overturning

St. Francis schools to put banned books back on shelves • Minnesota Reformer

St. Francis Area Schools will place banned books back on library shelves and rewrite its library policy to comply with state law, according to a settlement reached in a lawsuit filed by the teachers union. The district had banned hugely popular and celebrated books including “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” “The […]

Minnesota school district settles lawsuits over book bans

St. Francis schools settled two lawsuits by agreeing to return books, including "The Kite Runner" and "The Bluest Eye," to library shelves and update its library materials policy.

ACLU: Three plaintiffs no longer banned from Souderton Area school grounds

The ACLU of Pennsylvania recently noted that the district is no longer prohibiting two parents — Patrick Kitt and Christopher Spigel — and Spigel's teenaged daughter from attending board meetings. But the plaintiffs' fight isn't over.

St. Francis Area Schools to reverse book ban policy

As part of a lawsuit settlement, the northern Twin Cities district said Tuesday it will return dozens of books to its library shelves and revise its library acquisitions policy to seek input from parents, qualified library media specialists and state law.

School district settles lawsuit with Education Minnesota, scraps book ban

St. Francis Area Schools ended its book ban after lawsuits by Education Minnesota and the ACLU.