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- August 20, 2024
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King George School Board Votes to Retain Challenged Books

Vote upholds superintendent’s decision to keep the books but require parental permission before checkout. Board members also want to revisit the library book selection process. The King George School Board on Monday evening voted 4-to-1 to uphold superintendent Jesse Boyd’s decision to retain two challenged books in the King George Middle School library but require […]

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- February 25, 2024
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Sunday Books: The Excitements

by CJ WRAY Published by William Morrow (January 30, 2024)Paperback $15.99Audiobook $14.99 Reviewed by Penny A Parrish The cover of this delightful book shows the Eiffel Tower and two women “of a certain age.” One is even named Penny, so what’s not to like! I figured “the excitements” would be the two women, but they […]

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- December 15, 2023
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Details of Spotsylvania’s new materials selection and review policy

Library materials now fall under the Spotsylvania School Board’s policy that governs the selection and review of instructional materials, and library books can be removed if they are found to have sexually explicit content as defined by Virginia Code. The School Board on Monday approved changes to Policy IIA and its accompanying regulations. The changes […]

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