Manitoba School Trustees Vote Against Book Review Committee Following Concerns Over Sexual Content

Manitoba School Trustees Vote Against Book Review Committee Following Concerns Over Sexual Content
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Marnie Cathcart
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A Manitoba school division has decided not to form a committee to review and potentially remove books containing themes of graphic sexuality, incest, and gender identity from the library of Vincent Massey High School in Brandon.

Last month, Brandon School Division (BSD) trustees received a request from a former school trustee and grandmother, Lorraine Hackenschmidt, to form a committee of parents and trustees to review books and ban any that were deemed inappropriate from a school’s library.