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Public comments on high school book spur district review of library-materials policy; EBBA policy approved
Summary
Parents raised concerns about a high school library title at the board meeting. The district said it will review and update administrative regulations governing library materials and has placed library-materials policy work on the policy committee agenda. The board adopted EBBA in a final vote.
A pair of public commenters raised concerns in the meeting about a book that they said had sexually explicit content and asked the district to review how library materials are selected and challenged.
One speaker, identified in the record as Christie Fleischman, said she supported a school counselor who removed the book from student view while discussing the content with students and told the board the book included graphic sexual content and instructions. Another commenter asked the board to…
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