![]() "I am very appreciative to the committee members of the high school that served on that seven-person committee," Wiggins said. There was lengthy discussion by the committee that while this book contains graphic language and sexual situations it does not preclude the book as a whole from having educational value nor does it change that fact that it does meet the selection criteria, the report states.Īfter the three parents received the news they decided to appeal to the school board, Wiggins said. ![]() The majority of the committee voted that the book meets the criteria and should remain in the library, the report states. ![]() 17, a committee of seven voting members convened to hear the complaints regarding the book, according to a report by the committee.Īfter hearing the complaints, the committee considered the book in its entirety not taking selected portions out of context, the report states. Three parents learned the book was in the library at the high school and filed a formal complaint to have the book removed because of some parts the parents found inappropriate, according to Superintendent Jody Wiggins. The board voted 3-2to remove the book from the high school's library. ![]() ![]() The book, "Beyond Magenta" by Susan Kuklin, talks about the experiences and lives of transgender teens. The school board voted to remove a book about transgender teens from the high school library during a special school board meeting held Thursday. ![]()
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