Urbandale ‘First Shoe To Drop' In Iowa School Book Bans
A banned book display at the Reading in Public book store in West Des Moines. Some of the books in the display were recently pulled from shelves in...
A banned book display at the Reading in Public book store in West Des Moines. Some of the books in the display were recently pulled from shelves in the Urbandale School District. Photo by Ty Rushing/Starting Line Board member Daniel Gutmann didn't learn about the Urbandale School District's list of books to be removed from K-12 buildings until he heard about it from a reporter. 'This was a complete shock to all of the board members,' he said. 'This was done without any knowledge or the ability to provide any input.