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Superintendent and curriculum director outline Penfield policy, timeline for challenging library materials
Summary
At the Feb. 11 board meeting Superintendent (Doctor Potter) reviewed Board Policy 83-20 and Policy 83-30 describing how community members may object to instructional or library materials; Doctor Maloney described committee selection methods and review timelines.
Superintendent Doctor Potter and Doctor Maloney, who oversees curriculum and library services, explained the district’s policy and procedures for challenging instructional and library materials during the Feb. 11 Penfield Central School District Board of Education meeting.
Doctor Potter read sections of Board Policy 83-20 (selection and objectives for instructional materials) and Policy 83-30 (procedures for objections, reviews and appeals). He said that district community members with questions are encouraged to speak first with instructional staff or a school library media specialist, and that formal objections must be submitted in writing to the superintendent. Potter…
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