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Earliest in view: Jun 10 · 10:00 UTCMost recent: Jun 10 · 10:00 UTC
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Richard Briggsperson1Age Appropriate Materials Acttopic1Rootstopic1Knox County Schoolsorganization1Kite Runnertopic1Alex Haleyperson1
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  • POLITICSJun 10 · 10:00 UTCTENNESSEE LOOKOUT
    Tennessee Republican senator wants to change book-ban law

    Tennessee Republican Sen. Richard Briggs plans to sponsor a bill to revise the Age Appropriate Materials Act after the Pulitzer Prize-winning book 'Roots' was removed from Knox County school libraries. The book was taken off shelves due to a scene depicting the rape of an enslaved woman, and the law currently allows removals based on district committee decisions without public records of complaints. The Knox County School Board urged legislative changes to include elected officials in the review process.