{"id":73066,"date":"2025-04-16T15:04:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T15:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/04\/16\/students-sue-defense-department-over-book-bans-in-military-schools\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:32:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:32:54","slug":"students-sue-defense-department-over-book-bans-in-military-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/education-transition\/2025\/04\/16\/students-sue-defense-department-over-book-bans-in-military-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Students sue Defense Department over book bans in military schools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The American Civil Liberties Union along with a group of military students and family members<\/a> sued the Defense Department on Tuesday over book bans and curriculum changes instituted in recent weeks to comply with President Donald Trump\u2019s efforts to root out diversity and equity programs<\/a> within federal agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lawsuit, filed in federal court <\/a>in the Eastern District of Virginia, states that moves by Department of Defense Education Activity<\/a> leaders have unnecessarily harmed learning opportunities for students. The case involves 12 students from six families who attend military-run schools in Virginia, Kentucky, Italy and Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLearning is a sacred and foundational right that is now being limited for students in DoDEA schools,\u201d said Natalie Tolley, one of the plaintiff parents in the lawsuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe implementation of these executive orders, without any due process or parental or professional input, is a violation of our children\u2019s right to access information that prevents them from learning about their own histories, bodies, and identities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t