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Catalina Foothill board adopts updated instructional‑materials policy after public comments on library content
Summary
The Catalina Foothill School District Governing Board approved revisions to policy IJ and regulation IJR to clarify parental access to instructional materials following public comment that included student concerns about fees and a resident's objection to certain library books.
The Catalina Foothill School District Governing Board voted 5-0 Tuesday to adopt revisions to policy IJ and regulation IJR, changes the district says align procedures for parent or legal guardian access to instructional materials with the Mahmood v. Taylor decision. Cheryl Castro, executive director of curriculum and assessment, presented the revisions and the board adopted them on the second reading.
The policy changes add language clarifying that a parent or legal guardian may object to an activity or learning material if they assert it is harmful, including because it would “question the family’s beliefs or practices in morality…
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