'The time has come to maybe start flipping tables' Nebraska book ban debate gets heated
One former board member threatened to flip tables if the ban on sexual content in school libraries wasn't approved. "The time for niceties is over."
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One former board member threatened to flip tables if the ban on sexual content in school libraries wasn't approved. "The time for niceties is over."
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A proposal to prohibit sexually explicit materials in school libraries produced a tense discussion about due process and local control during a Nebraska State Board of Education meeting on Friday.