Expressing frustration after months of controversy over Hempfield Area’s book policies, school board President Tony Bompiani urged his fellow directors to stop “kicking the can” and find common ground on the issue. “We put 10 months into this, and we’ve gotten nowhere,” Bompiani said during last week’s school board meeting.
The process for reevaluating challenged books and materials in Hempfield Area School District libraries could soon become more stringent after board members indicated they would like to model the policy after one used for Chromebooks. Rather than going through a process of informal and formal challenges, board members are hoping
The Hempfield Area School Board next month will further discuss the possibility of tweaking a policy related to reevaluating course materials after high school students were allowed access to two books deemed inappropriate by a small group of parents. The board’s policy committee on Friday decided to not move forward