Board adopts library material review policy despite parents' objections to three‑year reconsideration bar

Jun 9, 2026

After extended debate, the Norwich Board of Education approved new policy 6010 on library collection development and a three‑year limit on re‑reviewing the same material; several board members and parents objected that the restriction limits newly arriving families' ability to request reconsideration.

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The Norwich Board of Education voted 5–2 on June 9 to adopt a new library collection development and materials‑reconsideration policy that includes a provision preventing re‑review of the same material for three years.

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