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School board member admits to banning books without reading them, faces lawsuit

Ellsworth Toohey
Apr 21, 2025
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Rutherford County Schools Board member Stan Vaught

"I don't like them. I wouldn't read them. I'll be honest I've read the reviews on some of them…" With these words at a public meeting, Tennessee's Rutherford County School Board member Stan Vaught admitted to banning books he hadn't read — a revelation that kicked off a federal lawsuit.

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