Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Instructional Materials topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Seaside SD 10 review committee schedules public hearing after two formal book challenges
Summary
A district-appointed review committee met to review two formal challenges to a freshman English book, set a Feb. 10 public meeting for testimony, and agreed to three-minute speaking limits; no vote will be taken tonight.
A Seaside School District review committee met to discuss two formal challenges to an assigned freshman English book and scheduled a public hearing for Monday, Feb. 10, to hear testimony before making a recommendation to the superintendent and school board.
The committee’s chair (administrative, nonvoting) told members the district followed procedure after the written challenges were filed: the superintendent appointed the review committee within the policy’s 10-contact-day requirement. "A formal written challenge was submitted to the superintendent," the chair said, noting the challenge forms were filed after 5:00 p.m. on Jan. 21 and the committee was appointed on or before Jan. 29. Committee members agreed not to take a vote at the Feb. 1 meeting and to reserve final recommendation for the follow-up session.
Members agreed on logistics for the hearing: presenters will be given three minutes each and the chair will compile a prescribed speaking order. The committee added Dakota Young — a former student — and several community members to the Feb. 10 witness list. Following the hearing, the committee will vote on one of three formal recommendations to forward to Superintendent Penrod and then to the school board: continue use with no reservations, restrict or modify use, or remove the material from the curriculum.
The district chair said minutes and a committee report will be prepared and provided to the board. The committee also asked staff involved to provide written explanations of classroom use ahead of the Feb. 10 meeting.
