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Rutherford County board votes to remove some library titles, clarifies classroom use after public comment
Summary
After public comment from parents, teachers and librarians, the Rutherford County Board of Education removed several titles from school libraries and reiterated that textbook adoptions and AP course materials can still be assigned in class.
The Rutherford County Board of Education on an evening agenda item on book reviews voted to remove several titles from school library collections and clarified how removed titles may still appear in classrooms when they are part of an adopted textbook or curriculum.
Board members moved through a set of library recommendations after more than a half-dozen members of the public addressed the board during the public-comment period. Speakers included college instructor Bill Levine, community member Judy Whitehill, parent Joshua Walker, Heather Cook and Blackmon High School librarian and parent Elizabeth Shepherd, who urged the board to accept media-specialist recommendations and preserve students' access to a wide range of books.
The board debated multiple individual titles and…
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