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Board discusses KECR rule and proposes local book-challenge committee structure; district advisory committee also proposed
Summary
Board members debated a proposed procedural rule (KECR) for handling challenges to instructional materials, discussed a separate district library advisory committee, and directed staff to revise committee makeup before returning in January.
The Newberry County Board of Trustees on Dec. 16 discussed a proposed procedural rule (KECR) to handle public challenges to instructional materials and reviewed a separate recommendation to form a district library advisory committee.
Staff described two different bodies: a standing District Library Advisory Committee to support library services, and a smaller local review committee to evaluate individual book challenges that proceed past school-level resolution. The advisory committee was proposed to be large and ongoing, with members including librarians, principals, teachers, parents, a student, a board member, a business partner and a community representative. The…
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