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Darien board questions state-mandated library collection policy at first reading
Summary
At a first reading of proposed Policy 6950, Darien board members debated statutory language, definitions of "age-appropriate" materials and review procedures that rely on outside resources; the administration will seek a legal opinion before a second reading.
The Darien Board of Education on April 28 held a first reading of proposed Policy 6950 on library collection development, displays and material reconsideration, and several members raised sharp questions about language the board said is dictated by state statute.
Superintendent Eric Byrne presented the item and said the draft “tracks the statutory language pretty much verbatim” and was revised only slightly after policy-committee review. The policy, he said, is intended to set a transparent process for how library and classroom materials are selected and reviewed.
Board members pressed the administration on practical issues the draft leaves unresolved. One member criticized the statute’s delegation to external review sources, saying that…
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