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Harford County public commenters press board to restore 'Flamer' and expand curriculum access

Board of Education of Harford County (Harford County Public Schools) · October 6, 2025
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Public commenters at the Harford County Board of Education meeting on Oct. 6 urged the board to reverse a local library removal and to give parents and board members increased access to curriculum materials; one board member vowed to pursue greater transparency.

HARFORD COUNTY, Md. — Members of the public told the Harford County Board of Education on Oct. 6 that the district should reverse a recent removal of the book Flamer and improve access to curriculum materials for parents and board members.

Several commenters described concerns about library content and curriculum oversight. David Bauer said statewide MCAP results can reflect test difficulty and district course-placement choices, and urged reviewers to consider other benchmarks such as the NAEP and SAT. "When we look into the MCAP data in detail, we see that our county is clearly doing better than the state…

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