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Residents, students urge St. Francis school board to rescind policy 606.5 and follow state law
Summary
Multiple community members, students and local professionals urged the St. Francis Area Schools board to rescind district policy 606.5 and adhere to Minnesota statute cited by speakers; no board action on the policy was taken at the meeting.
Dozens of residents, parents and students told the St. Francis Area Schools board on May 27 that a district policy they called a "book ban" is harmful and should be rescinded and replaced with procedures that follow state law.
Speakers at the district office public comment period urged the board to rescind policy 606.5 and to follow Minnesota statute 134.513 (as referenced by speakers). Vanessa Hite, who identified herself as a mental health professional, told the board the policy "perpetuate[s] ignorance and further marginalize[s], oppress[es], and harm[s] students and community members" and asked the board to "correct your mistake not only by rescinding policy 606.5 and adhering to Minnesota state statute 134.513 forward".
Community members described classroom and library…
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