At the end of an emotional meeting Tuesday night, the Osseo Public School Board voted 4-2 to revise its policy on how books in school libraries are chosen and challenged.
The revised policy lists procedures under which residents of the school district — as well as students, parents or guardians — can raise concerns about library materials.
Opponents call the measure a pathway to banning books — one that goes around a new state law widely referred to as a “ban on book bans.” Earlier this year, the Minnesota legislature passed a law blocking public schools from banning books because of the viewpoints or messages they contain.
