The Davis School District board on Tuesday voted unanimously to reverse the decision of an initial review committee and retain the Bible in all district libraries after weeks of controversy.
FARMINGTON — The Davis School District board on Tuesday voted unanimously to reverse the decision of an initial review committee and retain the Bible in all district libraries after weeks of controversy and criticism.
"If the committee determines that the work contains sensitive materials, it's removed in all schools," Logan Toone, the district's assistant superintendent, told lawmakers during a meeting last week. "If the committee determines that the work does not include sensitive materials, then they determine age-appropriateness."
In a statement issued Tuesday, the district responded to allegations that the initial committee's decision and the district's process were intentionally manipulated to undermine— which lawmakers have described as a way to weed out content found to be pornographic from K-12 libraries and classrooms.
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