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San Angelo ISD trustees affirm committee to retain challenged books, cite Senate Bill 13 process
Summary
Trustees voted 6–0 to retain 141 titles recommended as level‑3 and to send two titles to formal reconsideration after administrators said the district had updated local policy to comply with Senate Bill 13 and to give parents primary decision authority for their child’s library access.
San Angelo — The San Angelo ISD board on March 26 affirmed its library reconsideration committee’s recommendations and declined to remove dozens of challenged titles from district circulation, saying the district has updated local policy to comply with Texas Senate Bill 13 and to make parents the primary decision‑makers for their child’s access to library materials.
Doctor Gomez, the district administrator who led the update, told trustees the district has completed required revisions to its local policy (EFB Local) and established a formal reconsideration form…
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