Nashville-area school district approves removal of transgender children's book following heated board meeting.

This week, a Nashville-area school district decided to remove a transgender book for kids from its libraries following concerns about the book's content that were raised at the previous board meeting.

At the December 10 Murfreesboro City School Board meeting, John K. Amanchukwu, a pastor and activist, criticized the district for having the book "It Feels Good to Be Yourself" available at Bradley Academy, an elementary school that serves pre-K through 6th grade students in the district.

The book describes introducing the concept of gender identity to readers as young as four.

Individuals can be classified as boys, girls, or somewhere in between, neither, or both.

The narrative of "Ruthie," a transgender girl, is presented in the book, along with explanations of gender identities such as "cisgender" and "nonbinary" for the benefit of younger readers.

Butch Campbell, the board chair, objected to the pastor mentioning the book during the meeting, stating that it was against the rules of discussing agenda items during the public comment section.

The pastor refuted the claim that there are more than two genders, drawing on the Book of Genesis to support his argument.

The meeting was recessed after about two minutes of the board trying to stop Amanchukwu from speaking.

The transgender-themed book was recommended for removal by a committee of staff and parents at the January 14 school board meeting.

Since 2022, the book has remained on the shelves without being borrowed.

Vice-chair Amanda Moore accused Amanchukwu of conducting a "show" to bring the book to the district's attention before the vote was conducted.

Amanchukwu is a contributor for Turning Point USA and travels around the country to different school board meetings to highlight explicit books in school libraries.

Amanda Moore, the vice chair, stated before the board voted to remove the book from library shelves that the person who had advertised his visit to them for weeks had not contacted the school, central office, or the board, despite coming and yelling about the dangerous book on the shelf.

Planet Chronicle Digital received a statement from Amanchukwu regarding the board's decision and comments.

Amanchukwu stated, "If my dedication to safeguarding children from mentally abusive content is merely a performance, I hope that this performance grows in strength for the benefit of the most vulnerable in 2025."

He referenced Proverbs 22:6, stating, "Raise a child according to his path, and when he matures, he will not stray from it."

""I commend the board members for their wise decision-making in the education of students in Murfreesboro City Schools," he said."

A concerned parent pressured a school district in Minnesota to remove a transgender book from an elementary school library this month.

The book "The Rainbow Parade" by Emily Neilson was removed from the media center of Rochester Public Schools' elementary schools last month due to concerns raised by a parent at Franklin Elementary School about nude illustrations in the book.