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Wallingford board approves library-reconsideration form with contact info after debate
Summary
After debate over form length, vague policy language and who may challenge school library materials, the Wallingford Board of Education voted to approve item 7.17 — the reconsideration form — adding required complainant name, address and phone number while keeping most statutory language intact.
The Wallingford Board of Education voted to approve item 7.17, adopting a library-materials reconsideration form with the explicit addition of the complainant’s name, address and telephone number after a lengthy discussion about form length, statutory requirements and committee composition.
The motion to approve the form with those contact fields was moved by Dr. Maureen Reed and seconded by Duncan Craig; the motion carried on a roll-call vote with a single recorded no from board member Mister Dearing. The board previously removed 7.17 from the consent agenda to allow members to debate the policy language and the form.
Why it mattered: board members split on whether the district…
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