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Comal ISD adopts SB13-mandated library acquisition policy and creates 30-day public review process
Summary
Board adopted a new EFB-local policy implementing Senate Bill 13 requirements: boards must review and approve new library titles after a 30-day public posting and may remove challenged titles from circulation during review.
Comal ISD trustees voted Thursday to adopt a new library materials acquisition policy to implement Senate Bill 13 requirements for public notice, community review and board approval of new district library titles.
District staff told the board that Senate Bill 13 requires school boards to adopt policy changes governing how new library materials are reviewed, how the public may submit concerns and that challenged titles be removed from circulation while a formal challenge is processed. Kristen Day, the district's new coordinator of library services and instructional materials, and Jillian Pratt, director of digital learning and…
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