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- ↑ Dejka, Joe. "ACLU warns Hastings Public Schools to stop enforcing ‘McCarthy era’ patriotism law" (Archive). Omaha World-Herald . Saturday August 15, 2015. Retrieved on August 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Student removed from Hastings Middle School". www.ksnblocal4.com. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
