Karena Phelps
SC
Parent of two district students and a church children's ministry volunteer who has pushed the board to remove certain library books. Priorities include fiscal responsibility and academic excellence.
Track record
Track record — General
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Appealed the review committee's decision to the Lexington-Richland Five school board and read passages from the novel aloud at the hearing. The board then voted 5-2 to remove the book and the whole "A Court of Thorns and Roses" series from district libraries.
December 12, 2023
Source: postandcourier.com
Filed a formal challenge asking Lexington-Richland Five to remove the novel "A Court of Mist and Fury" from its high school libraries. She called it sexually explicit. A district review committee voted 8-1 to put the book back on the shelves.
November 29, 2023
Source: carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu
Past race Karena Phelps ran in:
- Lexington-Richland School District Five Board of Trustees (Lexington County) · November 3, 2026 · Lexington School District 5, South Carolina