An individual is seen studying "The Bluest Eye" in Salt Lake Metropolis, Utah on Dec. 16, 2021. (AP Picture/Rick Bowmer)
WENTZVILLE, MO. --
Two college students have sued a suburban St. Louis college district over its determination to take away a number of books from college libraries.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri sued the Wentzville Faculty District on Tuesday on behalf of the scholars, who aren't named within the lawsuit as a result of they're minors, KWMU-FM reported.
The district's college board voted final month to take away "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison from its college libraries due to its specific descriptions of intercourse, violence, rape and incest. The board additionally voted to briefly take away different books whereas they're reviewed.
A Wentzville college district spokeswoman mentioned in an electronic mail Thursday that the district was conscious of the lawsuit however would not touch upon it.
The category-action lawsuit alleges the books have been eliminated as a result of they include viewpoints of authors or protagonists which can be folks of color or individuals who determine as LGBTQ.
The lawsuit comes as college districts throughout the nation are being pressured to take away books from college libraries.
Tony Rothert, director of advocacy for ACLU of Missouri, mentioned that is the primary lawsuit of its type the group has filed nationally through the present spike in guide removals.
"This simply is not any previous guide banning, as occurs every so often, the place college districts disagree with the ideology of a guide," Rothert mentioned. "Right here Wentzville has focused and eliminated books which can be from the angle and viewpoint of racial or sexual minorities."
The Wentzville college district's coverage is to take away the books from circulation whereas they're being reviewed, which Rothert mentioned makes it too simple for anybody within the district to get a guide eliminated simply by submitting a criticism.
In 2000, a federal choose struck down a legislation in Wichita Falls, Texas, after the ACLU of Texas filed a lawsuit difficult the removing of two books from town's public library. The books, "Heather Has Two Mommies" and "Daddy's Roommate" depicted the lives of homosexual and lesbian characters.
The choose dominated town's legislation permitting signers of petitions to take away "objectionable" books was unconstitutional.
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