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Hundreds of Harford County residents urge board to reinstate 'Flamer' after library ban
Summary
Hundreds of in-person and virtual commenters on July 21 urged the Harford County Board of Education to reverse its recent removal of Flamer by Mike Curato, saying the reconsideration committee and superintendent had recommended keeping the book and warning the ban harms vulnerable students.
Hundreds of residents told the Harford County Board of Education on July 21 that the board should reverse its decision to remove the graphic novel Flamer by Mike Curato from school libraries.
Speakers from across the county — librarians, teachers, parents, students and representatives of the NAACP of Harford County and the League of Women Voters — said a trained reconsideration committee and the superintendent had recommended keeping the title or limiting it to high-school students. “I am a school librarian,” Jennifer Klein said during public comment, “and the reconsideration committee rigorously reviewed the book and found it acceptable.”
Multiple commenters said the board’s June 26 vote to remove the book ignored that…
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