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Lapeer parents and educators clash over review of 83 library titles; board promises a committee review
Summary
Dozens of residents urged Lapeer Community Schools to either remove or preserve certain library books; parents cited sexually explicit excerpts while educators and retired staff urged full‑book context and adherence to the district’s review procedures. The board and superintendent said a committee will review flagged titles and no permanent bans have been made.
Dozens of residents turned out to a Lapeer Community Schools board meeting to press the district over a list of 83 library titles under review, with some parents urging removals and former staff warning against hasty censorship.
At public comment, Sarah Walker said she found 59 titles in the high‑school catalog and 24 in middle‑school holdings that she described as "nasty" and read a sexually explicit excerpt she said was accessible to a 16‑year‑old. "It really rocked my core that my daughter, who is 16, can read this type of material," Walker said. Several other parents recounted being upset after…
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