Board member objects to several library purchases; board agrees to revisit books next month

May 12, 2025

At a Lansing School Board meeting, a board member voted no on the consent agenda citing concerns that several purchased library books violated district policy GBU and Kansas statute 72-2159; the board agreed to return the subject to next month’s agenda and approved the consent agenda 4-3.

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A Lansing School Board member recorded a no vote on the consent agenda and asked that the board record the reason, saying a review of the monthly bills showed several library purchases that the member believed violated district policy GBU and Kansas statute 72-2159. The board agreed to pull the topic for fuller discussion next month and approved the consent agenda as amended by a 4-3 vote.

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