Central Bucks’ New School Board President Sworn In On A Stack Of Banned Books
The new school board President for Central Bucks, PA, Karen Smith, was seen using a stack of banned books instead of a Bible for her swearing-in ceremony. The election on Nov. 7 resulted in a 6-3 Democratic majority; before the election, Republicans held a 6-3 majority. Democrats have suspended the former board’s library policy, as well as the ban on staff advocacy
Interestingly, Smith is a former Republican, first elected in 2015. Smith switched parties in early 2021, after the board voted down sending a counselor to a training about transgender students.
“I thought, ‘I can’t be a part of these kind of actions,’” said Smith, who is retired as a school public relations professional but manages a farm in New Britain Township. “The Republican Party has lost its way.”
Ain't that the truth.
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
As she was sworn in to another term on the Central Bucks school board Monday night, Karen Smith placed her hand not on a Bible, but a stack of frequently banned books.
Smith, who was chosen as the president of the new Democratic-led board Monday, wanted to make a symbolic gesture — setting a new tone after the former GOP-dominated board passed a policy prohibiting “sexualized content” that led to bans of two books and paved the way for challenges of 60 others.