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Residents urge Kanawha County Schools to 'open the doors,' raise concerns about library books and request more community outreach
Summary
At the Jan. 16 Kanawha County Board of Education meeting, residents urged the district to increase public outreach and raised objections to school library materials they described as obscene.
Several residents addressed the Kanawha County Board of Education during the Jan. 16 public-delegation period, urging more public outreach and raising repeated concerns that school library materials include content they described as obscene. Speakers asked the board to make district goals and materials more transparent and to provide forums for community discussion.
Kathy Burgess opened the remarks with a call to “open the doors,” urging the district to run an active public-relations program, hold community forums and regular presentations by board members and district leaders, and use multimedia to counter misinformation and explain district goals. “We must open the doors,…
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