i attended public schools in texass 60s and 70s. rural, rustic and rusted. had more than my share of run-ins that ended in paddlings, detention and suspension. back then, the library was not the culture war battle zone it is today and was.for studies only.
my reference - specific to Houston public schools and the idiot texass republicans of today - is this:
h/t @mr_raccoon for the link.
