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Parents and residents urge Palmyra Area SD board to read French classroom book before removal; board president urges civility
Summary
Public commenters at the Palmyra Area SD board meeting urged the board to read a contested French‑language classroom book and to rely on teachers’ expertise, while the board president admonished the community against personal attacks and online harassment.
Palmyra Area SD — Public commenters pressed the Palmyra Area SD Board of Directors on Jan. 22 to reconsider a proposed removal of a French‑language classroom book and to rely on full text review rather than internet summaries.
At the start of the visitor-comments period, Harry Bonanno told the board he opposed what he described as "Mr. Steinmetz's proposed" removal of the French book and said he had read the text himself. Bonanno argued the story models "innovation, tenacity, and commitment" and questioned a decision made after consulting online blurbs rather than the primary source. "I'm puzzled why anyone would find this book…
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