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Board directs parent survey after yearlong library review and book challenges
Summary
After months of public comment and a division review that flagged 16 challenged titles, the Franklin County School Board approved the library committee’s request to survey families before making further changes to library policy.
The Franklin County School Board voted to ask the Division Library Advisory Committee to survey families and report results before the board considers additional changes to library policies IIBD and KLB. The motion, made by a board member and seconded, passed by voice vote.
Division librarians presented data showing that during the 2023–24 school year 16 books were challenged (14 at Franklin County High School and 2 at Dudley Elementary). After review, five titles were removed from circulation (one for age appropriateness and four because they had not been checked out in years), two were moved…
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