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Residents challenge library book and criticize DEI at Bear Valley Unified meeting

Bear Valley Unified School district governing board · February 5, 2026
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Summary

During public comment, two residents urged the board to remove John Green's Looking for Alaska from the high school library and criticized DEI and identity-focused instruction; one speaker proposed a committee of retired educators to review new books.

Several members of the public used the board—omment period to raise objections about library materials and curriculum.

Speaker 11 said she had distributed handouts with excerpts from John Green nd urged the board to remove Looking for Alaska from the high school library, describing portions as "graphic" and inappropriate for young girls. She…

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