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School Board Reviews Book Selection Policy

Complaint against Toni Morrison novel spurs review of how classroom reading is selected.

Fred Musante, Neighbor
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The Board of Education is developing a new policy for selecting school books following parent .

According to the Danbury News-Times, the Board of Education policy subcommittee decided to review its policies for selecting textbooks and other classroom reading materials after some residents complained that Morrison’s novel "The Bluest Eye" was too explicit.

The committee is scheduled to meet Wednesday at 5:45 p.m. in the media center at Brookfield High School.

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