Students sue Wentzville School District over book bans

Two students are suing the Wentzville School District after it removed multiple books from school libraries.

Last month, the district’s school board voted to remove "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison. The district has also temporarily removed many more books as part of its formal review process.

The ACLU of Missouri filed the suit in federal court on behalf of the students and their families, saying the students have “a First Amendment right to be free from official conduct that was intended to suppress the ideas and viewpoints expressed in the Banned Books.”

The class-action lawsuit alleges the district targeted books that represent viewpoints of authors or protagonists who are people of color or people who identify as LGBTQ.

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