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School board reviews changes to policy on student access to young-adult and "beyond young-adult" materials
Summary
The board reviewed draft updates to Policy 4.22 that define "young adult" and "beyond young adult" materials, establish a parent opt-in permission form for checkouts, add a four-step objection process with an online form, and align appeal timelines; staff will adjust committee composition and allow virtual review meetings before adoption.
Santa Rosa County School Board members on March 11 reviewed proposed changes to Policy 4.22, the district's educational media/materials policy, including new definitions for "young adult" and "beyond young adult" items, a parent opt-in process for checkouts and clarified objection and appeal timelines.
Under the draft, "young adult" materials are defined as those age- and developmentally appropriate for advanced middle-school readers; "beyond young adult" refers to material appropriate for advanced high-school readers. The draft would require parents or guardians to sign a district-approved permission…
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