Pa. superintendent on new book ban: Central York will try ‘to make this right’

Date:

Share post:

Central York Superintendent Peter Aiken on Monday asked for patience and grace from residents amid criticism of the way the district recently removed several books from the high school library.

He said during the board meeting that he wasn’t the superintendent in 2021, when the school board banned teachers from using about 200 materials on the Diversity Resource List, but he claimed a process wasn’t followed at the time.

“So if nothing else, we were going to follow a process this time,” he said. “Was it a fool-proof process? No.”

Read more from the York Dispatch.

The Always-On Insight and Networking Platform for Superintendents and Their Teams

AI-driven insights peer-to-peer collaboration and more build exclusively for K-12 Superintendents and thier leaders
Built for the uniqueness of the superintendent role and their supporting team.Most platforms treat all K–12 leaders the same. DA+ recognizes that superintendents face a unique level of pressure, complexity, visibility, and responsibility—and gives them a space designed specifically for the demands of the top job.
A community where you don’t have to explain the context.Skip the backstory. DA+ understands the job, the politics, the stakes, and the pace.
Your decisions shape communities.Find the tools and peer insight to make them with confidence here.
Leadership tailored to the realities of running a district.From board relations to budgets, crisis response to community trust—DA+ focuses on the challenges only superintendents navigate each day.
Built for superintendents.Powered by superintendents. Trusted by superintendents. If you run a district, you belong here.

Related Articles