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Board declines parent request to remove Walter Dean Myers’ Monster from 8th‑grade curriculum
Summary
After administration review and classroom checks, the G‑E‑T School District board voted to deny a parent’s request to remove Walter Dean Myers’ novel Monster from eighth‑grade English language arts, noting older classroom editions do not include some excerpts found in newer copies and that teachers align the text to standards.
The Galesville‑Ettrick‑Trempealeau School District board voted to deny a parent’s request to remove the novel Monster by Walter Dean Myers from the eighth‑grade ELA curriculum after administrators, the building principal and the curriculum director reviewed the material and recommended keeping it.
Chair (S1) read the complaint and explained the administrative process under district policy. The…
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