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Parent asks Cherry Creek board to remove a required book and strengthen advance-notification policy
Summary
A parent, Jessica Pricey, told the Nov. 10 board meeting her freshman was uncomfortable with a required reading assignment and asked the board to remove the title from required reading lists and to require schools to notify parents in advance of sensitive material; she cited Mahmood v. Taylor regarding parental opt-out rights.
Jessica Pricey addressed the board during public comment on Nov. 10 and requested the district remove a book from required reading lists after her freshman expressed discomfort with its content.
Pricey said she followed the district's formal review process and that building, district and…
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