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Platteville board advances first reading of book-reconsideration policy with limits on multiple requests
Summary
The board approved the first reading of policy 361 (selection policy for learning resources and library materials), which includes a provision that petitioners may submit only one request at a time (one book per series at a time); the transcript records a question about the length of the reconsideration moratorium (three or five years), but the final interval was not confirmed in the meeting minutes.
The Platteville School District Board advanced the first reading of policy 361, its selection policy for learning resources and library materials, and discussed procedural limits intended to keep reconsideration requests targeted.
A board member asked for clarification of a provision that reads, "A petitioner may only submit one request at a time for one item," asking whether that applies to series and how reconsideration sequencing will work. Administration said the intent is that an individual can request reconsideration for only one book at a time and that, where a series exists, the petitioner should request a single book within the series at a time.
Board members also discussed language establishing a time period during which a previously considered item cannot be reconsidered; a speaker referenced either three or five years but did not confirm the final interval during the discussion.
The board approved the first reading by voice vote (motion by Betsy, second by Kesha). As a first reading, the policy will return for further review and a final adoption vote at a later meeting.
