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Candidates press for clearer USBE guidance, faster book review and more transparency
Summary
At the Utah County GOP forum, candidates debated library book removal procedures, USBE curriculum guides and transparency; Nicole Isom urged a rating system and faster board review, Linda Hanks pointed to existing local committees and law, and Will Pierce called for clearer state guidance and professional development.
Library materials, curriculum guides and board transparency emerged as a major focus at the Utah County Republican Party forum for State School Board District 14.
Nicole Beecher Isom told delegates she had worked with parents to remove what she described as explicit or pornographic titles from a district library and called for a pre‑verification rating system for incoming books, faster complaint…
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