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McAllen ISD tables library-policy vote after petition triggers school library advisory committee process
Summary
Trustees tabled a proposed local library-policy change Tuesday after staff reported librarians had removed or reclassified hundreds of titles under state laws and a petition met the threshold to force formation of a school library advisory committee.
Trustees tabled a proposed local library-policy change Tuesday after staff described how the district’s librarians reviewed library collections under recent Texas laws and a petition met the threshold to force formation of a school library advisory committee. The board voted 6-0 to table action on Policy EFB Local, which addresses the district’s choice to opt out of a locally formed advisory group.
The issue drew public comment earlier from Natalie Vidal, a parent who asked the district to create a “Slack or committee” to oversee book removal decisions and to publish transparency on books removed or under review. Vidal said books such as The Handmaid’s Tale had been removed and urged the district to follow the statutory challenge process under SB 13 and HB 900.
Staff told the board librarians separated elementary and secondary reviews, used vendor-supplied content tags to flag…
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