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Central Bucks is proposing a library policy that targets ‘sexualized content.’ Here’s why people are concerned.

“The policy suffers from what’s often called in First Amendment land as the twin evils of vagueness and overbreadth,” an ACLU official said. “What’s ‘implied nudity’? I ask that with all seriousness.”

The proposed policy prohibits different types of "sexualized content" in library books. While the school board president said there was still room for discretion, the ACLU and other legal observers said the language opens the door to broader challenges.
The proposed policy prohibits different types of "sexualized content" in library books. While the school board president said there was still room for discretion, the ACLU and other legal observers said the language opens the door to broader challenges.Read moreChristopher Knight / Los Angeles Times