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Parents and authors urge Abilene ISD to remove books under SB 13; trustees point to existing challenge process
Summary
Multiple public commenters pressed the Abilene ISD Board to remove books they described as sexually explicit and said SB 13 requires prompt removal; district staff and trustees described an existing challenge process that temporarily removes challenged titles while a review committee (the "slack") considers them.
Multiple residents and an author of legislation spoke during public comment at the Abilene Independent School District Board of Trustees meeting, pressing the board to remove books they said violate SB 13 and asking the district to act now rather than only through a volunteer review committee.
Tammy Focal, who identified herself as monitoring library safety, told trustees she continues to find challenged titles in campus collections and said one example, Like a Love Story, contains sexually explicit passages. She urged officials to…
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