Judges: Miami school board can ban book about Cuba

[The Straight Story]

Judges: Miami school board can ban book about Cuba

By WALTER PUTNAM – 19 hours ago

ATLANTA (AP) — Miami school officials can remove from library shelves a book about Cuba that depicts smiling children in communist uniforms but avoids mention of problems in the country, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the Miami-Dade County School District wouldn't be infringing freedom of speech rights by removing 49 copies of "Vamos a Cuba" and its English-language version, "A Visit to Cuba," from its libraries. The board has argued that the books, for children ages 5 to 8, present an inaccurate view of life in Cuba.

The board voted to remove the book in 2006 after a parent who was a former political prisoner in Cuba complained. A federal judge in Miami later ruled that the board should add books of different perspectives instead of removing offending titles.

However, the panel of the 11th Circuit sided with the school board in a 2-1 ruling.

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[dembotoz]

1. looks like the perfect book for a book report--done before an entire class

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. How wonderfully ironic.