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ACLU Files Federal Complaint Against Central Bucks School District Over Alleged Discrimination Against LGBTQ Students

By Emily Rizzo | WHYY
Published October 9, 2022 at 12:47 AM EDT
Michaela, a sophomore student at Central Bucks West High School, said at first they feared speaking out about removing books deemed sexualized from district schools’ libraries, at a rally ahead of the Central Bucks School District’s vote to remove books perceived to have sexualized content from their libraries on July 26, 2022.
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Michaela, a sophomore student at Central Bucks West High School, said at first they feared speaking out about removing books deemed sexualized from district schools’ libraries, at a rally ahead of the Central Bucks School District’s vote to remove books perceived to have sexualized content from their libraries on July 26, 2022.

The ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a federal complaint against Central Bucks School District Thursday. They say the district has violated Title IX and the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. WHYY’s Emily Rizzo has more.

(Original air-date: 10/6/22)
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Emily Rizzo is a reporter and producer based in South Philadelphia. She mostly covers education-related issues for WHYY News and Keystone Crossroads.
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