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Rutherford County residents speak out against banning books like ‘A Clockwork Orange’

Several local residents spoke to Rutherford County Schools (RCS) Board of Education members Thursday to continue voicing opposition to recent book bans within the Middle Tennessee school district, after district librarians received an email instructing them to pull 150 “sexually explicit” books from school library shelves.

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Federal Trade Commission claims company that provided weapons detection technology to schools made false claims about its effectiveness

The Federal Trade Commission has charged a company that produces AI-based weapons detection systems used by schools and other businesses with making misleading claims about its effectiveness.

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“A Clockwork Orange”among 150 books Rutherford County Schools has pulled from the shelves

The ongoing debate about book bans in Rutherford County Schools dominated much of the discussion at Thursday’s Board of Education meeting, after district librarians said they recently received an email instructing them to pull 150 sexually explicit books from school library shelves.

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