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RCPS pushes back on threats; Board bans 9th book, and district removes world religions from 4th grade reading

A 14-year-old student posted threats on social media aimed at Broadway High School, J. Frank Hillyard Middle School and Plains Elementary School last week, and while it was determined to be a hoax with no intent to follow through, superintendent Larry Shifflett said the Rockingham County School Board will come down hard on threats of violence.

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Seven more books banned from Rockingham Co. schools

The Rockingham County School Board voted Monday to permanently ban seven books from its library shelves, despite five of them being recommended by the district’s Content Review Committee to be kept in schools.

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Rockingham Co. school board debates further restriction on student cell phone use, bans romantic fantasy fiction book

One book temporarily banned by the Rockingham County School Board earlier this year won’t return to library shelves. In its review of the list of 57 titles, this is the first time the school board has voted to permanently remove one.

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RCPS board opts to leave Virginia School Board Assoc. for more conservative group

The Rockingham County School Board will leave the well-established Virginia School Boards Association in favor of a newer, more conservative group.

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A half-dozen temporarily banned books return to circulation in Rockingham Co. Schools

The Rockingham County School Board returned six more books to library and classroom shelves following their temporary removal earlier this year — but not without dissent from the board member who compiled the list of books to review. 

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With schools’ book selection policies already in place, librarians tell board that a county-wide approach is too broad

Rockingham County school librarians told the school board Tuesday that established policies they crafted already give parents control over content their children can access, while also being flexible to serve the needs of diverse populations of students.

Rockingham school board deviates from its own book challenge process with temporary ban

In the days after the newly instated Rockingham County Board of Education made two decisions Monday, many teachers, parents and students found themselves in the crosshairs of culture wars, as teachers are now required to remove certain books and report student nicknames.

Candidates for open Rockingham Co. school board spot make their cases before Monday’s decision

The Rockingham County Public School school board on Monday will choose from three candidates who are vying to fill a vacant seat on the board for the rest of the year — and the trio of contenders have spent the this week undergoing a public job interview for the post.

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