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Escambia school board members must testify on book removals

A federal appeals court ruled Escambia County school board members can be questioned under oath about book removals.

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Gainesville Sun· Oct 20, 9:06 AMEscambia school board members must testify on book removalsAlso ran in Herald-Tribune, Naples Daily News, TCPalm

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