Elmbrook Swiftly Changes Its Tune on "Assassination Classroom" After Media Coverage
Director of Library Services said she believed it appropriate for students; after media coverage senior leadership said after applying book acquisition guidelines, it would be removed.
Hours after national news covered community concerns over "Assassination Classroom, " Elmbrook swiftly changed their support of the book series. Previously, Elmbrook's Director of Library Services, Kay Koepsel-Benning said she believed it was appropriate for students.
Shortly after the news story was published, Elmbrook sent the following statement shown in this updated national news story:
"After applying our current book acquisition guidelines to this series we have decided to remove these books from our collection."
UPDATE: Elmbrook's removal of "Assassination Classroom" was also covered in this article published on 4/12/23.