Within minutes of the start of the Christian County Library Board of Trustees’ Tuesday meeting, only four trustees remained, three of whom have served on the board less than two years. Allyson Tuckness, who served as board president, resigned at the start of the meeting, making a statement against labeling LGBTQ material and citing a decline in her mental health due to the harsh criticism she has faced.
Pointing to her family as central to her decision, Tuckness said protecting her children from the “hatred coming from the mouth of people they share community with” was becoming increasingly hard. Proponents of labeling materials have said that those on the other side of the issue have been the ones who have been hostile.
“My time with my family is my most precious asset,” she said, noting more closed sessions in the past three months than during the rest of her two-year tenure and numerous “unnecessary” emails at all times of day. “Many in here preach about the importance of family values, yet my time with my family is not valued.”