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Hundreds of speakers press Pine Richland board on library policy; motion to open draft policy for discussion fails
Summary
Citizens, students and staff filled the Jan. 13 Pine Richland meeting to protest a proposed redline to library policy 109.1 and to urge the board to trust librarians and teachers. The board declined a motion to convert the draft policy into an open discussion item; no first reading was held.
Dozens of residents, students and staff spoke for more than an hour at the Jan. 13 Pine Richland School Board meeting to oppose a proposed rewrite of library policy 109.1 and to urge the board to keep professional librarians and teachers responsible for material selection.
Speakers repeatedly told the board that removing or restricting books would harm students’ ability to see themselves reflected in literature and would limit classroom instruction. "Book banning is never for the protection of the people or the safety of the students. It is always a tool of censorship and control," 9th-grade student Mark Corbin told the board during public comment. Several speakers cited the district’s past choices and committee processes and highlighted that many challenged books were…
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