Lancaster County district attorney rightly declined to file charges over school library books. It's a win for the freedom to read. [editorial]

THE ISSUEAs LNP | LancasterOnline's Ashley Stalnecker reported Jan. 27, 'No charges will be filed after seven people complained to police about ‘ex...

February 9, 2023
2:50 AM

THE ISSUEAs LNP | LancasterOnline's Ashley Stalnecker reported Jan. 27, 'No charges will be filed after seven people complained to police about ‘explicit' content in three Hempfield School District library books. That's because the material in the books does not meet the definitions of pornography or obscenity, according to Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams. Her recent decision in the Hempfield case is the third time she's rejected complaints to Lancaster County police about school library books since 2021.

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