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Parents press Simi Valley Unified on library materials, vaccine mandates and parental involvement

Simi Valley Unified School District Board of Education · May 8, 2026
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Three public commenters urged the Simi Valley Unified board to address library content and parental involvement, raised objections to possible COVID-19 vaccine mandates for young children, and asked that meetings return to in-person to improve access for families without internet.

Three members of the public used the board's public-comment period to press the Simi Valley Unified School District on library materials, vaccine mandates and parental engagement.

Laurie (Lori) Mills, identifying herself as the parent of a high-school student, said she was concerned about book displays she encountered while volunteering in a school library and read a Webster definition of "indoctrination." Mills said she purchased about $350 worth of books to donate and asked the district to display them. In her remarks she asked…

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