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Seguin residents, teachers press board over hundreds of library challenges; superintendent emphasizes process
Summary
Ten public speakers addressed the board about library-material challenges under Senate Bill 13, with several parents saying the district ignored properly filed complaints and educators defending librarians’ professional review; Superintendent Dr. Lee said formal procedures were followed and that removed books are restricted from student access while under review.
Public comment at a Seguin ISD board meeting on Jan. 30 centered on contested library materials and how the district is handling formal challenges under state law.
Several residents and educators urged the board to accept all properly submitted challenges, temporarily remove challenged items from student access while reviews proceed, and publish a public tracker with dates and status updates. “I have personally submitted 169 formal challenges to books in our school libraries,” said Lynette Lennox, who said 28 challenges were accepted on a TEA form in mid-December while a subsequent submission of 141 challenges on Jan. 6 was refused as the wrong form. Lennox said she had retained attorney Jonathan Houlihan and accused the administration of…
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