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Independence School District voters will choose someone to fill a vacant seat on the school board during a special election next month. The Independen
Parents pushed backed against the Independence School District after it banned a book that includes a non-binary character from its elementary school libraries. Independence's policy is to remove challenged books while they go through a review process.
Families in Independence say they struggle to get information from their school board, and it's gotten more difficult since the board started enforcing a policy limiting public comments.
Art Smith, the parent of a nonbinary child, said the the Independence School District’s removal of a book including a non-binary character makes it hard for kids like his to feel welcome. Other parents say the book isn’t age-appropriate.
The Independence Advisory Board of Health notes that the American Academy of Pediatrics and, Children's Mercy Hospital both strongly recommend vaccinations for children, and that pediatric vaccines are widely available.