According to a District 196 representative, Bone will stay on the shelves of the district's local school libraries!!The secret ballot vote in favor of the decision was 10-1. The voters consisted of five parents, three teachers, two media specialists and a principal.
The source tells me that media specialists used some quotes from my letter to the district as well as a personal letter from Jeff Smith (cool!!!) to help make the case for keeping the books. The complainant was also able to make a presentation.
The entire process was described as respectful and professional, which is nice to know as these things can get ugly quickly.
So, while we can, let us bask in this victory for the graphic novel and for freedom of choice and access in public schools!
UPDATE: We probably broke this news first, but now others are catching up. Here's the link to the story in the MN paper. And click here to see what the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund had to say about the decision. Tom Spurgeon covers the story too.
UPDATE UPDATE: ICV2 covers the story as well!
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