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New state law alters process for removing classroom and library materials; board told to review local policy
Summary
Board counsel briefed trustees on a new state law (Senate Bill 1098) prohibiting removal or refusal to select instructional or library materials on the basis a work depicts or is created by a member of a protected class; the law requires a formal reconsideration process and public written explanation before removal.
District counsel summarized a new state law affecting instructional and library materials and told the board July 31 the district must ensure its policies and administrative rules comply.
The law (referred to in the meeting as Senate Bill 1098) bars districts from refusing to select or retain materials based solely on the author's membership in a protected class or the inclusion of a particular perspective about a protected group. The statute ties back to Oregon's discrimination law; counsel explained the law's definition of discrimination…
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