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Parents press board to remove explicit titles; district moves library‑challenge policies into revision
Summary
Several parents and community members urged the board to remove books they described as explicit from Sheridan High School shelves and cited the Miller obscenity test; trustees voted to bring library challenge policies (IJL and IJLP) into a formal revision process to resolve inconsistencies.
Multiple community members addressed the board during public comment to urge removal or review of books in the Sheridan High School library that they described as explicit or obscene. The board later voted to place two library‑challenge policies into the revision process.
Anna Bailey told trustees she has tracked a prior list of about 35 titles brought to the board’s attention in April 2023 and said a search of the district library catalog on Alexandria showed 30 of those titles remain available. “It appears not much has changed on this front,” Bailey said, and she asked the board to adopt clearer review procedures, increased…
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