Dearborn, Michigan school board meeting on age-appropriate books ends after parents told not to boo

A crowd of vocal parents were scolded during a Dearborn, Michigan school board meeting Monday night after they took issue with how the district decides if a book is appropriate for their children’s eyes.

“We understand that people have differing opinions,” board president Roxanne McDonald told some boisterous parents while she hit her gavel to silence the crowd. “We will conduct ourselves as adults. We will not boo, we will not jeer. You can clap if you’d like, and you’ll listen to the speaker.”after board member Adel Mozip agreed that some books in the district’s library may have “fallen through the cracks” when it comes to accessing their age-appropriate levels.

have been attacked by some members of the public and labeled as sexual predators and groomers – this is insulting and disrespectful and liable,” he said to cheers from the crowd. “This is a serious accusation and undermines our educators and librarians.” “We will conduct ourselves as adults. We will not boo,” board president Roxanne McDonald told the crowd.“Parents have a choice, and they have a voice and this administration have given you that voice,” he added.

The board meeting was broken up after parents could not be convinced to control their behavior, reported local outlet, Detroit News. A man stood up and claimed that the gathering violated the fire code.The meeting was postponed to Thursday after Dearborn Police Chief Issa Shahin announced a new meeting location that“We can have a spirited debate, but we can’t conduct ourselves this way,” the chief reportedly said.

Some believe the process is a slippery slope to book banning while others believe the board is too lenient on allowing books relating to LGBTQ-related issues, reported the local outlet.

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