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Brookings board approves emergency library complaint and selection policies to meet new state law
Summary
The board used emergency approval to adopt a public-complaint policy and library materials selection policy required by state law effective July 1; committee membership and reconsideration rules were revised in the policies.
The Brookings School District board moved to emergency-adopt two policies affecting library materials and complaints to meet a state law that takes effect July 1.
Teresa, the board president, said the emergency approvals were necessary because the board would not meet again before the law’s effective date. The first policy (KLB) revises the public-complaint procedure for curriculum or instructional materials and changes the review committee composition; the board reduced the number of citizen reviewers from three to one in the new process, and the policy includes an online complaint form.
On library materials selection and adoption, the board added language that a challenged item will remain available while under reconsideration unless the superintendent or the board suspends its use. The policy also states that decisions made by the superintendent or the board on reconsideration are binding for one calendar year before a new request can be entertained.
Board members clarified the distinction between materials used as instructional content and items available only for checkout from library shelves and discussed who may file complaints (citizens, not only parents). The board approved both emergency policies by motion to ensure compliance with the state law deadline.
The emergency approvals mean the policies are effective immediately; the board said it will publish forms and procedures online and continue to refine the administrative steps through the policy committee.
