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Resident urges return of removed books, calls for fair valedictorian calculation

Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local Board of Education · February 12, 2026
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Summary

A Bellbrook resident urged the board to restore books removed from middle‑school shelves and proposed an opt‑in/opt‑out approach; a board member, citing other districts, asked administration to include seventh‑semester year‑long course grades in valedictorian calculations going forward.

During the meeting’s public comment period, Greta Schumacher, who identified herself as a Bellbrook resident with two children in the district, urged the board to restore books removed from the Bellbrook Middle School collection and proposed an opt‑in/opt‑out policy so families can choose whether their child is exposed to certain titles.

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