Board adopts revised KNBA policy to align district process with new state regulation; vote 9–2

The Greenville County Board of Trustees voted 9–2 to adopt revisions to board policy KNBA, the district’s policy on complaints about instructional materials, in a move that brings local procedures into alignment with a new regulation from the South Carolina State Board of Education.

The administration presented the proposed policy changes as required by the new regulation, which adopts statutory language defining certain prohibited conduct (cited in the meeting as 16 15 3 0 5 c 1) and establishes a statewide process for parents and guardians to challenge instructional materials. Doug Webb, district counsel, told trustees that the regulation "preempts and takes priority over any other school district process throughout the state" and requires districts to maintain current lists of library and classroom materials and to make them available on…