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Board holds first reading of instructional‑materials policy; adds parental objection route after Mahmud v. Taylor
Summary
The governing board held a first reading of proposed revisions to Policy IJ and Regulation IJR to add a written parental/legal‑guardian objection process for instructional materials and activities, citing the Mahmud v. Taylor decision and ASBA guidance.
The Catalina Foothills Governing Board held a first reading of revisions to Policy IJ and Regulation IJR (Instructional Resources and Materials) to implement procedures described in recent legal guidance, including the U.S. Supreme Court decision cited in the packet (Mahmud v. Taylor) and related advisory material. The proposed changes add explicit language that a parent or legal guardian may object to an activity or learning material based on an assertion that the material is harmful to the family's beliefs or practices in morality or religion; the regulation continues to allow objections based on sexually explicit content, violent content, or profane language.
Presenter Cheryl Castro noted that "This is a legal requirement" while summarizing the changes and said the district added clearer headings…
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