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Two public commenters urge Omaha Public Schools to remove 'The Bluest Eye' and question classroom/library content
Summary
Two speakers used public comment to request removal of books from OPS libraries and raise concerns about curricular content and classroom practices they said harmed students. They cited material in Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye and broader objections to library and classroom exposure to sexually explicit or ideologically one-sided content.
Two members of the public spoke during the board’s public comment period about books and classroom content.
Michelle Rogers read passages from Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye and said the novel contains explicit sexual violence and other material she objects to being available in four OPS schools. She told the board the book…
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