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Board considers new composition and procedures for material review committee after multiple challenges
Summary
Proposed edits to Policy 4.3 would expand and formalize the district’s material-review committee (community members, parent appointees, certified media specialist, content experts), set 12‑month terms and a small public‑notice lottery for extra community seats; staff described training, reading timelines and procedures for challenges.
Duval County School Board members reviewed proposed revisions to Policy 4.3 that formalize the district’s material review (reconsideration) committee, its membership, term length and procedures for challenged instructional materials.
Staff explained the additions include a requirement that each board member appoint both a community representative and a parent of a Duval County Schools student to the material review committee, and that the district may advertise for up to three additional community stakeholders; if more than three apply, the policy calls for a publicly noticed lottery to select three. The…
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