[Marxism] Dade to consider ban of children's book

["ethan young" <ethanyoung@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/14371613.htm
Cuba book ban fails; appeals process to continue
By MATTHEW I. PINZUR
mpinzur@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
The Miami-Dade School Board today rejected a move to immediately remove a 
controversial children's book on Cuba from all school libraries, clearing the 
way for an appeals process to continue.

The bill failed in a 6-3 vote, with sponsor Frank Bolaños and board members 
Perla Tabares Hantman and Marta Pérez supporting an immediate ban of Vamos A 
Cuba (subtitled A Visit to Cuba).

District lawyers said the bill would likely have violated a landmark Supreme 
Court decision and possibly state law, and the American Civil Liberties Union 
indicated its readiness to file a lawsuit had the bill passed. ...
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