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Resident urges school board to remove Alex Gino title from elementary purchase bundle

6489036 · September 5, 2025
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Summary

A longtime public commenter said the book You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P. should not have been included in an elementary school's purchase bundle and called it harmful; the board heard the public complaint during presentations from the audience.

A member of the public told the school board on Sept. 4 that a recently purchased children's title should not be on library shelves and urged the district to stop similar purchases.

Bruce Friedman, who said he has regularly attended board meetings over the past three years, described what he called a…

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