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Board votes to remove challenged title Welcome to St. Hell from middle school library
Summary
Under Policy 9130, the board approved the Book Challenge Committee recommendation to remove Welcome to St. Hell from the middle school library and to refrain from adding it to the high school collection; motion passed 5-0.
Under Policy 9130 (Public Complaints), Dr. Gary Kinzer described a complaint the district received about a middle school library book. Randy Barton told the board the challenged title, the makeup of the review committee and the committee’s recommendation. Christopher Mumby moved and Matt Bennett supported the motion to remove the book Welcome to St. Hell from the middle school library and refrain from adding it to the high school; the motion passed unanimously, 5-0.
The transcript does not include the committee’s full report or the complaint text; minutes record the committee recommendation and the board’s formal vote. The action implements the committee’s recommendation under the district’s public-complaint policy and places the removal on the record.
