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Community opposition mounts after three high‑school books removed; board starts policy review
Summary
Students, parents, teachers and the League of Women Voters pressed the Radnor Township School District board on March 25 to reverse the removal of three high‑school library books and to revise Policy 144.1, calling the current review process opaque and harmful to students’ rights.
Radnor Township School District heard an extended public outcry March 25 after three high‑school library titles were removed under Policy 144.1, with students, parents, teachers and civic groups urging the board to restore the books and overhaul the committee process that led to their removal.
The League of Women Voters of Radnor Township, represented by Jillian Norris Santo, said the league “commends the school directors on reviewing the decision and ask[s] that it be reversed,” and urged the board to include a community member on any review panel. High‑school students who spoke at the meeting framed the issue as one of free speech and student representation; Reagan…
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