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Parents and residents demand immediate reopening of school libraries after policy-driven closures
Summary
At the Sept. 16 Oxford Area Board of School Directors meeting, parents and residents said new policy 6300 has left school libraries closed or severely restricted and urged the board to restore access immediately or provide extra help to meet labeling requirements.
Parents and residents urged the Oxford Area Board of School Directors on Sept. 16 to reopen school libraries immediately after summer preparations for a revised book policy left libraries closed or access restricted at multiple buildings.
Vicki Bolger, a Lower Oxford resident and mother of three Oxford students, told the board the closures were “unacceptable” and said the district had an entire summer to prepare for the policy rollout. “The district had an entire summer to prepare for this policy, yet the school year has begun with…
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