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Board upholds decision to keep The Glass Castle in high school media centers after public comment
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After public comment and review committees, the Edmond Public Schools Board voted to uphold prior committee decisions to retain The Glass Castle in high school libraries; district committee review was 10-0 to keep the book available.
The Edmond Public Schools Board voted to uphold prior decisions to keep the memoir The Glass Castle available in the district's high school media centers after public comment and a district review process.
Parents and community members spoke during public participation expressing concern about profanity and depictions of sexual abuse in the book. Brent and Jill Larson urged the board to remove the title from libraries; Brent Larson…
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