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Parent Kimberly Zeitler urges Platteville School District to review library books for young readers
Summary
Two parents told the board that books on recommended reading lists, including Heartstopper and It's Perfectly Normal, contain sexual content they consider inappropriate for 9–11-year-olds and urged greater transparency from the district; the board recorded the comments during public input with no formal response in the record.
Kimberly Zeitler, a parent of three students in the Platteville School District, told the board she had emailed district leadership and came to the meeting to "put a face to the name" after receiving limited responses. She said she has since removed two older children from district schools and described discovering books in the school library and recommended-reading lists she said were inappropriate for children ages 9–11.
"My son was reading books that are completely…
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