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Teachers and parents urge Manor ISD to restore librarians and open campus libraries
Summary
During public comment at the Feb. 23 Manor ISD board meeting, teachers and community members urged the district to restore librarians, reopen campus libraries, and provide temporary staffing or budgets so students regain access to books and library services.
Several district employees and community members used the board's public forum on Feb. 23 to urge Manor Independent School District to restore library services and staff campuses with professional librarians.
Alejandra Montelongo, a pre-K bilingual teacher with 14 years' experience (eight in Manor ISD), told trustees students at her campus "haven't had books in their hands" since libraries were changed two years ago and warned that literacy goals cannot be met without library access. "Having a librarian in all our libraries is…
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