The Mat-Su School Board has not taken action on all committee recommendations, but has voted to remove seven so far.
charged with reviewing challenged books for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District has completed its work. The committee reviewed 35 books over the last year and voted to permanently remove 19 from school libraries. A
District officials said the volume of book challenges overwhelmed the existing review process, and the school board picked members for a new committee to review the books. Prior to the formation of the citizen’s committee, the review process called for the person who challenged the book to meet with the librarian and principal at the school, and could escalate to review by a six-person committee, all while the book remained in circulation.
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