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Davis school board limits Monster Calls to grades 9 and up after debate
Summary
Board members voted 4–3 to approve the novel Monster Calls for whole‑class instruction for grades 9 and up after debate about an excerpt some members considered inappropriate for younger students; the meeting also included approvals of other curricular adoptions and procedures for parental disclosures.
The Davis School District Board voted 4–3 on May 7 to approve the novel Monster Calls for whole‑class instruction at the secondary level, with the board setting the allowable grade level to ninth grade and above after a substitute motion. The motion followed a district book‑committee review and a discussion in which several board members said they had read the book and weighed its literary merits against a specific passage they found concerning for younger students.
"I would encourage anybody here to read the book," said board member Ms. Barber, who moved the original motion to approve Monster Calls…
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