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Public challenges library books; board approves consent agenda 5‑0
Summary
During public comment callers urged review and removal of certain library titles; one resident delivered a formal challenge. The board approved the consent agenda unanimously before public comment and Superintendent Broski described the district policy approach to parental choice.
Speakers during the Jan. 9 public comment period urged the board to review library holdings and remove books they said glamorize self-harm and drug use.
One speaker identified herself as Latares and said librarians "need to be accountable" and asked the board to remove books that she described as glorifying opioid use, self‑harm and other harmful behavior. She asked the district to screen books more carefully before they are purchased for schools.
Bruce Friedman said…
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