{"id":2685528,"date":"2026-10-16T09:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T13:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/school-board-meeting-descends-into-chaos-as-furious-father-booted-for-reading-filthy-passages-from-kids-library-books\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T09:30:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T13:30:59","slug":"school-board-meeting-descends-into-chaos-as-furious-father-booted-for-reading-filthy-passages-from-kids-library-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/school-board-meeting-descends-into-chaos-as-furious-father-booted-for-reading-filthy-passages-from-kids-library-books\/","title":{"rendered":"School Board Meeting Descends Into Chaos as Furious Father Booted for Reading Filthy Passages from Kids Library Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fschool-board-meeting-descends-into-chaos-as-furious-father-booted-for-reading-filthy-passages-from-kids-library-books%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2685528&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A North Carolina pastor,John Amanchukwu,was removed from an Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education meeting on october 12 after reading explicit passages from Sapphire&#8217;s novel &#8220;Push,&#8221; which is accessible in the district&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terry-mcauliffe-i-dont-think-parents-should-be-telling-schools-what-they-should-teach\/\" title=\"Terry McAuliffe: \u2018I Don\u2019t Think Parents Should Be Telling ... What They Should Teach\u2019\">high school library<\/a>. During his public comment, Amanchukwu quoted from the book, leading to interruptions by the board chair and police removing him from the venue.He posted a video of the incident and announced plans to file a lawsuit, criticizing the censorship and the presence of controversial books in schools. The novel depicts sensitive topics such as sexual abuse, incest, and rape from a teenage outlook. Amanchukwu has previously read similar content at other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-lives-matter-curriculum-is-bludgeoning-black-history-month\/\" title=\"Black Lives Matter Curriculum Is Bludgeoning Black History Month\">school board meetings<\/a> in Texas and Florida. He advocates for protecting children and promoting free speech, conducting his campaign through school board visits. The events were livestreamed and garnered support online, with some commenters praising his efforts to expose library materials they consider inappropriate. As of October 14, the district had not issued a formal statement on the incident.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A North Carolina pastor was escorted out of an Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education meeting on Oct. 12 after he began reading explicit passages from a novel that remains available to students at a district high school.<\/p>\n<p>Pastor John Amanchukwu stood at the podium during public comment and quoted from \u201cPush\u201d by Sapphire, also known as Ramona Lofton, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifezette.com\/2026\/10\/pastor-removed-by-police-from-school-board-meeting-after-reading-from-library-book-in-north-carolina-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LifeZette<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Board Chair Dr. Doug Knight interrupted him, and officers approached to remove him from the podium and the room.<\/p>\n<p>Amanchukwu posted video of the exchange the next day and wrote that a lawsuit was coming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was censored by the board chair for reading from Push by Ramona Lofton. Then POLICE were brought in to intimidate me and force me away from the podium,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTHE BOOK STAYS. THE PREACHER GETS SILENCED. An allegedly inappropriate book remains in Lake Norman High School, but a preacher exercising his right to speak gets shut down?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">@libsoftiktok @isschools A bit more footage. The man\u2019s name is John Amanchukwu, @REVWUTRUTH and he says he will file a lawsuit. https:\/\/t.co\/Td4P9nAG4b<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 YourSmartAsianFriend (@SmartAsiaFriend) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SmartAsiaFriend\/status\/2110594536603103491?\">October 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">@libsoftiktok @isschools That\u2019s pastor John Amanchukwu Sr. He goes to school boards to point out the obvious. They think the book is nasty but still want it available for kids. Freedom of speech until it\u2019s uncomfortable for them.b<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Mom (@Trumpbeliever4) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Trumpbeliever4\/status\/2110478781034934282?\">October 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The novel, published in 1996, is written from the perspective of a teenage girl and includes descriptions of sexual abuse, incest, and rape.<\/p>\n<p>Amanchukwu has read from the same title at other school board meetings, including one in Midland, Texas, back in 2024, where police also removed him.<\/p>\n<p>In September, he did the same at a Hillsborough County, Florida, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-school-district-announces-policy-to-push-anti-racist-thinking-in-preschool-redefine-discrimination-and-racism\/\" title=\"Maryland School District Announces Policy to Push \u2018Anti-Racist Thinking\u2019 In Preschool, Redefine \u2018Discrimination\u2019 and \u2018Racism\u2019\">school board meeting<\/a>, reading explicit passages from a Chuck Palahniuk novel he said was available on a school shelf.<\/p>\n<p>The board proceeded to interrupt him once the content he was reading became graphic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A pastor read the books aloud. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-fl-school-board-forced-to-watch-in-horror-as-pastor-reads-ultra-graphic-sex-passages-from-school-library-books\/\" title=\"Video: FL School Board Forced to Watch in Horror as ...s Ultra Graphic Sex Passages from School Library ...s\">board suddenly discovered manners<\/a>. Pastor John K. Amanchukwu Sr. stood at a Hillsborough County, Florida, school board meeting and asked why a Chuck Palahniuk novel was on a school shelf, he posted.<\/p>\n<p>CAUTION\u26a0\ufe0f : Why\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/ReCcYLwhbh https:\/\/t.co\/3Sa40mARQy<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Western Journal (@WesternJournalX) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WesternJournalX\/status\/2100319922324992302?\">September 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He announced earlier on Oct. 12 that he planned to speak as part of a national effort on school library materials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPray for me! I\u2019m speaking at the Iredell-Statesville school board meeting tonight! My <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >national school board campaign continues<\/a>, and we\u2019re keeping the main thing, the main thing. We must protect our children,\u201d he posted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Pray for me!<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m speaking at the Iredell-Statesville school board meeting tonight!<\/p>\n<p>My national school board campaign continues, and we\u2019re keeping the main thing, the main thing.<\/p>\n<p>We must protect our children.<\/p>\n<p>Luke 17:2 It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John K. Amanchukwu Sr. (@REVWUTRUTH) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/REVWUTRUTH\/status\/2109773380928848360?\">October 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The meeting was held at the Career Academy and Technical School in Troutman and livestreamed on the district\u2019s official YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">@libsoftiktok @isschools This is Pastor John Amanchukwu. He\u2019s awesome at exposing library books to school boards.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sam Rob (@SamRobGFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SamRobGFC\/status\/2110481076770783412?\">October 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As of Oct. 14, Amanchukwu had not filed a formal complaint, and the district had not issued a public statement on the removal.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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