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Stillwater board adopts new library materials policy after extended public review
Summary
After multiple public readings and public comment, the Stillwater Area Public Schools board adopted Policy 606.5 (Library Materials) and revoked an older library policy. The policy sets a formal review-and-appeal process for library challenges and creates an annually designated pool of review-committee candidates.
The Stillwater Area Public Schools Board of Education on Tuesday adopted a new library materials policy, Policy 606.5, after multiple readings and public comment and revoked an older library policy (Policy 6/25).
The board approved the policy following a third reading that clarified how a review committee will be formed to consider requests to remove library materials. The adopted policy requires the superintendent or a designee to designate potential committee members annually and describes who the superintendent is encouraged—but not strictly required—to invite to each review.
Board members and administration framed the change as filling a state-required gap and formalizing an…
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