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Parent and union speaker urges board to protect reading access as Linden considers library materials policy
Linden Board of Education · December 11, 2025
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Summary
Tanya Martin Cooper, an LEA leader, told the board she supports the district's first reading of a library-materials policy and framed 'freedom to read' as a human right, urging the board against banning books by origin or viewpoint.
During the public-comment period, Tanya Martin Cooper (identified as LEA president) praised the board's move to a first reading of a new library-materials policy and framed the issue within state law and students'…
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