by Sarah Lane
A book removed by Miami-Dade County Public Schools board members in a 6-3 decision is, well, still removed from bookshelves after a federal appeals court turned down a challenge to the ban spearheaded by the ACLU. The book, Vamos a Cuba and the English translation A Visit to Cuba (published 2001), presents a positive view of life in contemporary Cuba. A parent in the school system who had spent time as a political prisoner in Cuba complained about the book. The board responded in 2006 in by removing …