http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/stories... A Gwinnett County school board hearing on whether to remove the Harry Potter series from all school libraries will begin at 2 p.m. today and is expected to last less than two hours.
No decision will be made at the hearing. The hearing officer, who was appointed by the school board to handle the case, will have five days to give board members a transcript from the appeal and a recommendation on whether to keep the books. The board will then have 10 days to make a decision. The hearing is open to the public and will be held in Hearing Room A at Lawrenceville East, 723 Hi Hope Road in Lawrenceville.
The Loganville mother who complained about the book, Laura Mallory, will have 15 minutes to make her case, district spokeswoman Sloan Roach said. Mallory, a missionary who moved to Gwinnett County about two years ago, has three children at J.C. Magill Elementary.
Mallory may share her speaking time with others who support her stance that the books are inappropriate for children because the stories glorify witchcraft. The following people signed up to speak with Mallory: Cathy Fleenor, Marsha McWhorter, Stacy Thomas and Jordan Fusch.
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