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Board approves consent calendar with one item pulled for review after trustee questions about obsolete library books
Summary
The board approved the consent calendar by roll call with Item 11I (declaration of obsolete items at Benicia High School) pulled for further information after a trustee raised concerns that many titles listed are on banned lists elsewhere and asked whether copies were being replaced.
The Benicia Unified School District Board approved the consent calendar by roll call vote, with one item pulled for additional information.
A trustee asked that Item 11I, a declaration of obsolete items at Benicia High School, be removed from the consent calendar pending clarification on whether the listed books had been replaced or merely removed. The trustee said about 90% of the titles on the list appear on banned-book lists at other districts and asked staff to confirm replacement status and condition of the copies. Staff replied that the list typically identifies items that are outdated, damaged, or not checked out and that the Destiny report for the library details reasons; staff said they would provide further information.
The board then approved the remainder of the consent calendar with Item 11I removed. Subsequent roll-call votes approved related resolutions declaring obsolete items at Venetian Middle School (resolution 25-26-14) and Robert Semple Elementary (resolution 25-26-16).
