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Moms for Liberty speaker urges board to move certain titles to older grades
Summary
A Catawba County resident representing Moms for Liberty asked the school board to move approximately 20 books she considers age-inappropriate to older media centers and to secure some titles, citing publisher age ranges and library catalog listings.
Sandy Jarvis, speaking during public comment at the Catawba County Board of Education meeting on May 19, 2025, told trustees she represents North Carolina Moms for Liberty and asked the board to move about 20 books “to a more appropriate, age appropriate media centers.”
Jarvis said some titles listed in the district catalog are promoted by publishers for older readers but appear in elementary and middle school catalog entries. She cited Rainbow Rowell’s Eleanor and Park, which she said the…
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