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  • Tennessee school board bans graphic novel “Maus”

    Art Spiegleman’s graphic novel “Maus” was officially banned from the McMinn school district in Tennessee on Jan. 10th after a vote by the district’s school board. The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel was targeted for review because of concerns about profanity and female nudity. The book is about Spiegleman’s Jewish parent’s experience in Nazi concentration camps,…

  • CVUSD reforms its facility rental price structure

    CVUSD reforms its facility rental price structure

    On Oct. 25, CVUSD announced changes involving the price structure for renting any district facilities, such as a classroom or stadium. “We [might] have outside groups that want to do a…performance, like a concert choir concert or some type of an instrumental performance,” Stephen Lepire, NPHS principal, said. The new price structure divides potential…