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Board signals intent to remove citizen book‑review committees; staff to rewrite policy for Tuesday first reading
Summary
At a Sept. 11 workshop board members directed staff to prepare revisions to policy sections that currently provide for citizen‑based book review committees, asking district staff to propose a streamlined internal review process and reporting/appeal path to the board.
At a Sept. 11 workshop the Escambia County School Board discussed proposed changes to library collection and book‑review procedures and expressed majority support for eliminating citizen‑based book review committees from the district policy, directing staff to prepare the revised policy for the board’s first reading on Tuesday.
Why it matters: board members said the existing committee process had proven cumbersome and slow and that the district — not volunteer review panels — would ultimately be held responsible if challenged materials remained on shelves. Several board members said they favor an internal review path that retains parental input on the front end…
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