There is no more important responsibility of a school board than protecting children and maintaining the trust of families. That is why I supported the decision to remove the book “Flamer” from school libraries.

Some have called it censorship. Others have claimed it was an attack on the LGBTQ community, or that the board acted improperly. Let me be clear: Those claims are false.

This decision was not about politics or identity. It was about standards, accountability and parental rights.

Harford County Public Schools has clear procedures, developed with extensive and diverse public input, that govern how instructional and library materials are selected. They require that content be evaluated for age appropriateness. They prohibit “sexual nudity,” “excessive descriptions of sexual aggress

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