TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 24, 2023

A group of Williamson County parents, represented by lawyer and state Rep. Gino Bulso, R-Brentwood, is turning to the courts to try to remove five books from middle and high school libraries. The Tennessean reports that the group filed a petition in Williamson County Chancery Court, accusing the county's board of education of violating a state law passed in 2022 that requires school boards to review library materials and remove those deemed inappropriate for students. The board voted 8-2 during its June 19 meeting to keep the books. The parents argue that the board did not actually evaluate the five books or adopt an adequate procedure for reviewing library collections as required by the law.