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Pearland ISD board approves deferred library titles, pursues parent opt‑out tools amid SB13 rules
Summary
After extended public comment and trustee debate about book selection, the Pearland ISD board approved a deferred list of library titles and directed staff to pursue an opt-in/opt-out capability with vendor Follett while relying on the district’s formal challenge process under board policy and Senate Bill 13.
Pearland Independent School District trustees voted Nov. 11 to approve a list of about 20 deferred library titles that librarians had re-reviewed after board requests in August and September. The decision follows public comment from district and university librarians urging professional review and a lengthy trustee discussion of transparency, policy and parental controls.
Erin Sterling, identified as a research and instruction librarian at the University of Houston–Clear Lake, told the board, "AI Chat GPT is not meant for a school board to use in order to choose books that will be put in our school's libraries." Sterling urged trustees to rely on trained librarians and professional review sources when selecting materials.
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