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PublishedSeptember 19, 2022
Bonny Eagle school board delays decision on whether to keep controversial book in high school library
Board members will read 'Gender Queer: A Memoir' over the next 2 weeks before deciding whether to remove it from the Bonny Eagle High School library.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2022
Knox County school district debates removal of books from high school library
It is the latest school district to consider appeals by parents who argue that certain books about sexuality and gender identity don't belong in school libraries.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2022
Complaints made over two books at Spruce Mountain High School
The books are "Gender Queer: A Memoir" and "White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism".
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2022
Parents plan to address gender identity education at RSU 9 meeting
The concerns to be addressed at the board of directors meeting are with a poster about gender identity hanging in the window of the guidance counselor's office at Mt. Blue High School.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2022
Two books in Spruce Mountain High School library challenged
One book deals with gender identity and sexuality, the other on racism.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2022
Bonny Eagle school board votes against removing controversial book from middle school library
MSAD 6 board members voted 10-1 to reject an appeal by parents to have a book about sexuality and gender identity removed from the library.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2022
Why 2 books on gender identity, sexuality are roiling local schools
The SAD 6 school board is set to decide the first of two challenges after a committee earlier reviewed the books and recommended that they remain on library shelves.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2022
Farmington bookstore participating in ‘Gender Queer: A Memoir’ giveaway
Devaney, Doak and Garrett Booksellers in downtown Farmington has partnered with Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance to offer teenagers and educators free copies of "Gender Queer: A Memoir" following its ban from the Dirigo High School library in Dixfield.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2022
Dixfield-based school board declares one seat vacant, citing absent director
Peru residents interested in serving asked to contact the Town Office.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2022
Want to borrow ‘Gender Queer’ from your local library? You may have to get in line.
As of Wednesday, nearly all of the copies of the graphic novel were either checked out or in the process of being checked out from libraries across Maine.
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