Pastor John K. Amanchukwu Sr./Image: Video screenshot via @REVWUTRUTH
The Gateway Pundit reported that Pastor John K. Amanchukwu Sr. was removed by police during a school board meeting in North Carolina for daring to read a passage from a book available to students at Lake Norman High School.
Pastor Amanchukwu has now shared that the book has been removed from the school library and the Troutman Police Department will no longer authorize its officers to work off-duty security assignments at meetings.
The changes come after Pastor Amanchukwu spoke before the Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education meeting on October 12, 2026, and began reading excerpts from the novel *Push* by Sapphire, aka Ramona Lofton.
The novel contains explicit depictions of incest, rape, physical and emotional abuse, and related trauma.
Before he even began reading, Board Chair Dr. Doug Knight told him if he was going to “read nasty words” it would not be allowed.
Pastor Amanchukwu continued to push back, supported by at least one board member, that the Chair was violating his First Amendment rights.
As he began reading some of the explicit passages and reminding the room that the book is freely available to students, Knight told the Pastor he was out of order and police approached Amanchukwu and removed him from the meeting.
Watch:
A LAWSUIT IS COMING!!!
The Iredell-Statesville School District has a BIG problem.
I was censored by the board chair for reading from Push by Ramona Lofton. Then POLICE were brought in to intimidate me and force me away from the podium.
Let me get this straight: THE BOOK STAYS. THE PREACHER GETS SILENCED.
An allegedly inappropriate book remains in Lake Norman High School, but a preacher exercising his right to speak gets shut down?
— John K. Amanchukwu Sr. (@REVWUTRUTH) October 13, 2026
Pastor Amanchukwu shared an update along with a letter from the police department.
He wrote on X, “The book that I read from, entitled PUSH, has been removed!!!”
“AND….. The Troutman Police Department will no longer authorize its officers to work off-duty security assignments at meetings of the Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education. Recent incidents have raised concerns about the legal basis for requested removals, the protection of Constitutional rights, and the expectations placed on officers assigned to these meetings.”
“To be continued!!!”
“More coming soon!”
BREAKING NEWS!!!
The book that I read from, entitled PUSH, has been removed!!!
AND…..
The Troutman Police Department will no longer authorize its officers to work off-duty security assignments at meetings of the Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education.
Recent incidents have raised concerns about the legal basis for requested removals, the protection of Constitutional rights, and the expectations placed on officers assigned to these meetings.
To be continued!!!
More coming soon!
https://t.co/l4IWJHyr02
— John K. Amanchukwu Sr. (@REVWUTRUTH) October 17, 2026
Josh Watson, Chief of Police for the Troutman Police Department, wrote:
Dear Superintendent James and Principal Rogers, Effective October 26, 2026, the Troutman Police Department will no longer authorize its officers to workoff-duty security assignments at meetings of the Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education.
Recent incidents have raised concerns about the legal basis for requested removals, the protection of Constitutional rights, and the expectations placed on officers assigned to these meetings.
We recognize the Board’s responsibility to conduct orderly meetings and enforce lawful meeting procedures. Officers, however, remain responsible for independently determining whether law enforcement action is legally justified. A request from the presiding officer does not, by itself, establish sufficient legal grounds for removal, detention, or arrest.
Given these concerns, I have determined that continuing this off-duty security assignment is not appropriate for our department. The Board and school administration will need to make alternative arrangements for meeting security.
The Troutman Police Department will continue to respond to calls for law enforcement assistance at Board meetings within our jurisdiction and will assess each situation based on the circumstances and applicable law. This decision does not change our authorization for officers to work approved off-duty assignments at school sporting events and other school activities within our jurisdiction.
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