Again choosing concealment over transparency, the Frederick County Board of Education held a private meeting last week to hear an appeal from two of the people who sought to have 35 books removed from school libraries.
The two appellants of a challenge of 35 books last December have formally challenged the Frederick County Board of Education’s decision to hold the appeals hearing in closed session.
On Wednesday at 10 a.m., the Frederick County Board of Education will hear an appeal from me and Nancy Allen regarding the removal of 35 pervasively vulgar and age inappropriate school library books.
The Frederick County Board of Education is scheduled to hear an appeal on Wednesday from two complainants of a challenge of 35 books last December.
Somewhere in Frederick County, there may be a precocious, civic-minded middle school student who regularly reads The Frederick News-Post.
After working for more than a year to review 35 books because a few parents wanted them removed from school libraries, the Frederick County Public Schools decided it would remove one book.
Frederick County Public Schools announced on Friday that it would remove one book from libraries in the school system and two books from library circulation at the middle school level — the final results of a 35-book review process that took more than a year.
A decision on the fate of 35 titles available in libraries across Frederick County Public Schools is expected Friday, more than a year after a former Board of Education candidate called on the district to remove them.
Community members will need to wait until at least mid-November to learn the fate of 35 challenged Frederick County Public Schools library books.
There seems to be confusion as to what parents are asking to be removed from Frederick County Public Schools libraries.
A Frederick County Public Schools committee charged with reviewing 35 challenged library books has reached a consensus on all but four of them, officials said.
The Frederick County Board of Education on Wednesday will hear about an ongoing audit of the district’s special education programs, the process for selecting library books and more.
Why are we in Frederick County wasting time and resources on challenges to books in our schools? We have trained educators for this special task.
A Frederick County Public Schools committee of 59 educators, parents, students and community members will begin reviewing 35 challenged library books on Thursday.
A committee of 59 Frederick County Public Schools employees, students and parents charged with making a recommendation on the fate of 35 challenged library books will begin meeting Thursday.
Again choosing concealment over transparency, the Frederick County Board of Education held a private meeting last week to hear an appeal from two of the people who sought to have 35 books removed from school libraries.
The two appellants of a challenge of 35 books last December have formally challenged the Frederick County Board of Education’s decision to hold the appeals hearing in closed session.
On Wednesday at 10 a.m., the Frederick County Board of Education will hear an appeal from me and Nancy Allen regarding the removal of 35 pervasively vulgar and age inappropriate school library books.
The Frederick County Board of Education is scheduled to hear an appeal on Wednesday from two complainants of a challenge of 35 books last December.
Somewhere in Frederick County, there may be a precocious, civic-minded middle school student who regularly reads The Frederick News-Post.
After working for more than a year to review 35 books because a few parents wanted them removed from school libraries, the Frederick County Public Schools decided it would remove one book.
Frederick County Public Schools announced on Friday that it would remove one book from libraries in the school system and two books from library circulation at the middle school level — the final results of a 35-book review process that took more than a year.
A decision on the fate of 35 titles available in libraries across Frederick County Public Schools is expected Friday, more than a year after a former Board of Education candidate called on the district to remove them.
Community members will need to wait until at least mid-November to learn the fate of 35 challenged Frederick County Public Schools library books.
There seems to be confusion as to what parents are asking to be removed from Frederick County Public Schools libraries.
A Frederick County Public Schools committee charged with reviewing 35 challenged library books has reached a consensus on all but four of them, officials said.
The Frederick County Board of Education on Wednesday will hear about an ongoing audit of the district’s special education programs, the process for selecting library books and more.
Why are we in Frederick County wasting time and resources on challenges to books in our schools? We have trained educators for this special task.
A Frederick County Public Schools committee of 59 educators, parents, students and community members will begin reviewing 35 challenged library books on Thursday.
A committee of 59 Frederick County Public Schools employees, students and parents charged with making a recommendation on the fate of 35 challenged library books will begin meeting Thursday.
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