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Pearland ISD trustees approve most library purchases but pull 57 titles for further review under Senate Bill 13
Summary
At a Sept. 9 board meeting, Pearland ISD trustees approved a 1,400-item district library materials list but removed about 57 titles for additional review and librarian explanation under new requirements of Senate Bill 13; the motion passed 7-0 and the flagged titles will return to the board in October.
PEARLAND, Texas — At a Sept. 9 Pearland Independent School District Board of Trustees meeting, the board voted 7-0 to approve the district’s library materials list while removing roughly 57 titles for further review under the district’s implementation of Senate Bill 13.
Superintendent Doctor Berger told trustees the library list contained more than 1,400 items that were posted for the 30-day public comment period required by law and that the district’s librarians compile the recommended list. Berger asked the board to approve the larger list and allow the administration to pull the smaller set of flagged items for deeper review and a return presentation in October. “I am asking that these 57 items . . . be adjusted from the list and be brought back in October with more information for the board,” Berger said.
Board members said they trust the district’s professional librarians but supported additional information on the flagged titles after internal screening tools and third-party checks…
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