Llano, Texas resident, Emily Decker, right, and Llano County resident Michael McDavid, left, protest outside a Llano County Commissioner's Court meeting at the Llano County Law Enforcement Center on April 13, 2023, in Llano. Leaders in a rural Texas county held a special meeting but drew back from considering shutting their public library system rather than follow a federal judge's order to return books to the shelves on themes ranging from teen sexuality to bigotry.
People read books that have been banned while Llano County officials read the Declaration of Independence at a celebration.
Noora Zafary, a student at Elkins high school, spoke at a press conference to express her opposition before the Fort Bend Independent School District board voted to approve a library book policy that critics have called the “most restrictive (policy) in the state of Texas,” on Monday, August 26, 2024 in Sugar Land, TX.
Students, parents, librarians and other community members held a press conference on Monday, August 26, 2024 in Sugar Land, TX to express their opposition before the Fort Bend Independent School District board voted to approve a library book policy that critics have called the “most restrictive (policy) in the state of Texas.” The board voted against the wishes of parents and staff who came to speak before and during the meeting. Critics said this library policy could result in hundreds of books being taken off Fort Bend ISD library shelves.
Students, parents, librarians and other community members attend the Fort Bend ISD board meeting on Monday, August 26, 2024 in Sugar Land, TX. Several expressed their opposition before the board voted to approve a library book policy that critics have called the “most restrictive (policy) in the state of Texas.” The board voted against the wishes of parents and staff who came to speak before and during the meeting. Critics said this library policy could result in hundreds of books being taken off Fort Bend ISD library shelves.
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