India, April 18 -- Virginia's state flag has been banned for some students in a Texas school district, the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District (Lamar CISD), over nudity concerns, Texas Freedom to Read Project co-director Anne Russey told Axios. The Old Dominion State's flag features a depiction of Virtus with an exposed breast.

The Lamar CISD, about 30 minutes from Houston, removed a section about Virginia from its online learning platform, Pebble Go Next, used by 3rd-5th graders, Russey added.

According to the Texas Freedom to Read Project, LCISD's school board voted 5-1 to update its EFB Local Library Materials policy. "They made changes to the selection criteria, which they claimed were necessary to comply with the board's...