The Harford County Board of Education has announced a special online session for Thursday at 4 p.m. to discuss and potentially vote on appealing the Maryland State Board of Education’s decision to reverse Harford Schools’ removal of the book “Flamer” from library shelves.

The board will accept public comment only in written form. All comments must be submitted to the board by Wednesday at 4 p.m.

On Tuesday, MSDE overturned the decision made by the Harford school board this summer to remove the book from all school libraries.

The state board recommended that the Harford board revise its book evaluation procedures to “ensure transparency, provide notice and opportunity for community participation and future reconsideration matters.”

The Harford school system had approved “Flamer” for m

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