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Board defers learning‑resource policy action; superintendent to bring revised policy that reverts to original reconsideration process
Summary
After public comment and committee feedback, the school board voted to defer action on the Learning Resources Committee plan and asked the superintendent to draft a revised KLB policy that returns to the prior reconsideration process while incorporating committee recommendations.
The School Board voted to defer action on the Learning Resources Committee (LRC) recommendations and asked the superintendent to return with a revised policy (KLB) that more closely resembles the district’s earlier reconsideration procedure.
The board had received three documents in the packet: the earlier KLB policy (last revised in March 2023), the December revision that added a school board–appointed Learning Resources Committee, and the November LRC recommendations. Staff provided a crosswalk of the documents and described committee work completed over the past year.
Superintendent Don Stribling told the board that the board‑appointed committee had been created to provide a layer of review and to reduce pressure on librarians and staff. After hearing committee members’ work and public comment, he recommended the board consider reverting to the prior school-level reconsideration process (principal, librarian, teacher, complainant and parent) while incorporating the LRC’s recommendations in a revised policy. He offered to bring a draft KLB to the board next month for first reading.
Public comment: Ashley Crocker spoke against book bans and the board‑appointed committee approach. “Book banning is a dangerous, misguided practice that does more harm than good,” she said, and urged the board to return to a prior process that allows individual parents to pursue concerns without district‑wide censorship.
Board action: The board voted to defer action on the LRC plan until the March meeting and directed the superintendent to prepare a revised KLB policy that incorporates committee feedback but returns to a school‑level reconsideration structure. The motion passed unanimously.
Why it matters: The decision sets the district’s process for how books and other learning resources are challenged and reviewed. Board members said they wanted a transparent, usable process that protects classroom decision‑making while giving parents a clear route for specific concerns.
Ending: The superintendent will bring a revised KLB policy to the board at the next meeting for consideration.
