Canceled Belly Dancing Class Sparks Protest
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Free speech advocates planned to protest the cancellation of a belly dancing class at a public library, saying it amounted to censorship.
The American Civil Liberties Union and Friends of the Library said they will present a petition with about 1,000 signatures to the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.
County Chief Executive Rick Robinson said the class did not fit with the library’s mission.
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