A Missouri school board reversed an earlier decision to remove a book from school shelves just days after two students filed a lawsuit.
A Missouri school board reversed an earlier decision to remove a Toni Morrison book from school shelves just days after two students filed a lawsuit.
The Wentzville school board voted on Friday to reinstate"The Bluest Eye," with only one vote against the decision. The book tells the story of an impoverished and abused Black girl who is fixated on White standards of beauty and longs for blue eyes. Board members had voted 4-3 in January to remove it from school library shelves and restrict digital access.
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