In conformity with the League of Women Voters of South Carolina, the League of Women Voters of Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Area supports the creation of a nurturing, protective and supportive environment for all residents, regardless of race or gender. Important public services that contribute to that environment include education, health care, protection of children’s rights, and the criminal justice system.

We support a public state-supported education at all levels which is high quality, effective, equitable, fully funded, and accountable.

School Board Restricts Five More Books 

On December 9, the Beaufort County School Board voted to restrict five more books: The Handmaid’s Tale and Oryz and Crake by Margaret Atwood, November 9 by Colleen Hoover, Perfect by Ellen Hopkins, and Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaipur. A parental signature will be required for a student to checkout any of these books from the school libraries.  These books were among 92 challenged books previously returned to shelves by review panels of parents, community members, teachers, librarians, and educators. State Regulation 43-170 provides parent appeal process.  Read more about the meeting, regulation, and book bans in Beaufort County.