Parents Fault Library, Supplementary Materials as Board Confirms Core Texts' Sufficiency

Sep 24, 2024

Parents criticized several classroom and library books as sexually explicit and age-inappropriate; the board voted to adopt its annual resolution that core textbooks and instructional materials meet state sufficiency standards while staff said the resolution applies only to core, standards-aligned materials, not optional supplements.

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A wave of public commenters on Sept. 24 urged the Redondo Beach Unified School District board to remove several supplemental and library books they described as sexually explicit and inappropriate for middle-school students, but the board voted to adopt its annual resolution declaring the district's core textbooks and instructional materials sufficient under state law.

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