Turner-based school board keeping ‘Gender Queer’ in high school library

A controversial book about gender and sexual identity will remain available to students at Leavitt Area High School after a 5-3 vote by Maine School Administrative District 52 directors.

Book Review/’Gender Queer’

Turner-based MSAD 52 to review ‘Gender Queer’ following parent challenge

A committee has been formed to review the graphic novel and evaluate its appropriateness for high school students.

Gender Queer, White Fragility to remain in high school library

Regional School Unit 73 Board of Directors voted 8-4 Thursday night, Nov. 10, to allow Gender Queer to remain in the library while the vote for White Fragility was 11-1.

Controversial books to stay in Spruce Mountain High School library

Regional School Unit 73 directors voted to keep 'Gender Queer' and 'White Fragility' on the shelves after hearing many comments on both sides of the argument over whether the books' content was appropriate for a school library.

Two contested books will stay in Spruce Mountain High School library

Regional School Unit 73 directors voted to keep 'Gender Queer' and 'White Fragility' on the shelves.

Spruce Mountain book decision to be appealed Nov. 10

Appeal filed to remove controversial books from Jay high school library

A committee previously reviewed the books and recommended they stay in the library.

Board of Buxton school district votes against removing book from library

Parents who mounted a challenge to keeping the book, "Gender Queer: A Memoir," on the shelves of the Bonny Eagle High School library failed to convince the board to remove the book on gender and sexuality

Bonny Eagle school board delays decision on whether to keep controversial book in high school library

Board members will read 'Gender Queer: A Memoir' over the next 2 weeks before deciding whether to remove it from the Bonny Eagle High School library.