HCPSS MPIA Request #2024-130

Requestor
Madilyn Rubery
Organization/Agency
Capital News Service
Requested Information
Under Md. General Provisions Code Ann. Secs. 4-101 to 4-601, I am requesting the following information about internal and external communications regarding book challenges and removals from your school district:

Internal emails and messages from school administrators and librarians about book removals and book challenges between January 2020 and February 2024 that include the following keywords: “book challenge,” “book removal,” “book ban,” “banned books,” “library removal,” “Moms for Liberty,” “Moms4liberty,” “Citizens Defending Freedom,” and “Parents' Rights in Education.”

External emails and messages received from the public, parents, advocacy groups (including but
not limited to groups associated with Moms for Liberty, Citizens Defending Freedom and Parents' Rights in Education) or others about book removals and challenges received or sent between January 2020 through February 2024.
Date Received
Status
Complete
Response Notes

No response received to continue request.

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