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Board debates structure for book-challenge and library-advisory committees under proposed KECR rule

Newberry County Board of Trustees · December 16, 2024
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Summary

Administrators proposed a district library advisory committee and separate evaluating committees for book challenges; board members debated membership, student participation at the high-school level and whether the district lead librarian should sit on local challenge panels.

District staff presented a proposed KECR rule that would set up two related but distinct groups: a district library advisory committee (with librarians, principals, teachers, parents, a high-school student and a board member) to advise on library services and a separate evaluating committee to review formal book challenges that originate at a school.

Under the proposed structure,…

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