Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO), January 22nd, 1997
Byline: Tustin Amole Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer
CASTLE ROCK -- The Douglas County school board voted Tuesday night to keep the book Grendel on its high school reading lists and declined to create a rating system for books.
But the board directed administrators to emphasize the district's policy giving students the right to choose - along with teachers - alternative materials for books and materials they find objectionable.
Grendel also will undergo review by the district's curriculum committee along with all other materials to ensure they meet the district's new academic standards. ...
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