Judge says First Amendment rights don't apply in school libraries

AI-assisted summary

A Florida federal judge ruled that a school district's removal of an LGBTQ+ book did not violate First Amendment rights.

The judge stated that school libraries are not public forums and curating books is not a violation of free speech.

The authors of the removed book, "And Tango Makes Three," have appealed the ruling, arguing it constitutes viewpoint discrimination.

The free speech rights of students in a public school library have often been debated in federal courts across the country.

But a ruling by a Florida federal judge sided with a in a lawsuit related to , contradicting the longstanding premise of these rights in school libraries.

A lawsuit by two authors claimed free speech violations after removed their book, from its school libraries. It's about two ma