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Loud cheers erupted inside a packed high school gymnasium after the Brandon School Division rejected to a call to remove books dealing with sexuality and gender identity from libraries.
Hundreds of people in Manitoba’s second-largest city showed up for the marathon school division meeting, which ran into the early morning hours.
The trustees ultimately voted 6-1 to reject a proposal to create a committee of trustees and parents to review books available in division schools.
The school division was inundated with calls, letters and emails after a delegation at its May 8 meeting, led by former school
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