Miami-Dade schools can yank book on Cuba
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 ...
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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.