Miami-Dade schools can yank book on Cuba

Miami Herald by Kathleen McGrory, Jay Weaver, Jennifer Lebovich | Feb. 6, 2009 (News Report)
The Miami-Dade School Board did nothing unconstitutional when it removed 'Vamos a Cuba' from library shelves, a federal appeals court has ruled.

A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the Miami-Dade School Board did not violate the Constitution in 2006 when it removed a controversial children's book about Cuba from the public schools' library system.

In a 2-1 decision, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta said the board did not breach the First Amendment, and ordered a Miami federal judge to lift a preliminary injunction that had allowed Vamos a Cuba to be checked out from ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics, Education, Extra
Topics: Cuba, Law, U.S. Constitution, Southeast, Early Childhood
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Posted by: Posted by Dale Penn - Feb 6, 2009 - 10:08 AM PST
Reviewed by: Dale Penn (review), Derek Hawkins (review), Kristin Gorski (review), Manuel Soto-Viera (review)
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Edited by: Dale Penn - Feb 6, 2009 - 10:08 AM PST

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Derek Hawkins
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 by Derek Hawkins - Feb. 6, 2009

The story on a high profile federal trial that I'd expect from a major newspaper. Well done, though nothing above and beyond.

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Dale Penn
3.9
 by Dale Penn - Feb. 6, 2009

This is a front page, above the fold report on an appeals court ruling on a first amendment case the ACLU brought against the Miami-Dade County School Board. It provides no input from parents who disagree with the school board's decision, but perhaps it would be unsafe here for individuals to speak out against this decision given the emotional fervor of some in the Cuban community surrounding all things Castro.

While matters relating to Cuba are undoubtably more closely watched in Miami than throughout the rest of the country, this court decision has implications for First Amendment rights in school libraries across the nation.

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Kristin Gorski
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 by Kristin Gorski - Feb. 8, 2009
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