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Committee agrees to hear school-library curation bill after robust debate over parental role and librarian protections
Summary
Lawmakers voted to raise a school-library curation concept for public hearing after a heated committee exchange over whether decisions about library materials should be local or guided by state policy and how to protect librarians from harassment.
The Committee on Children voted to raise for public hearing a concept concerning school library curation, removal policies and protections for librarians, following a vigorous debate among members on Jan. 28, 2025.
Representative Dauphine, who opposed the concept, said she did not support giving librarians sole discretion or shielding them from accountability and emphasized parents’ rights to influence what their children read.…
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