Adequate financing of education, greater fiscal autonomy for school boards, and access to diversity in reading material.

• The LWVOP believes our schools should be adequately financed. Therefore, we support increased taxes, if necessary for Pickens and Oconee County schools.
• The LWVOP supports greater fiscal autonomy for the School Boards of Trustees in Pickens and Oconee Counties.
• The LWVOP supports free access to uncensored reading materials in classrooms, school libraries, and public libraries, and uncensored curricula.

LWVOP Program and Action Steering Committee
Local Program Priorities Recommendations FY2025/2026

Priority: Public Schools and Libraries

We support the dedication, professionalism, and expertise of our public educators and librarians. We recognize free speech and the free exchange of ideas as foundational principles of a healthy democracy. Intellectual freedom is the right of every individual to both seek and receive information from all points of view without restriction.  

Actions

• Attending local school and library board meetings to support the League’s position. 
• Oppose legislation that censors materials. 
• Inform the public and advocate for uncensored access to information in our public schools and public libraries.