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Board adopts library advisory process aligned with new state law
Summary
Trustees approved a local revision to policy EFB to implement Senate Bill 13 requirements for a library advisory committee, public catalog transparency, and a reconsideration process for challenged materials.
Doctor Tremont presented a proposed local revision to board policy EFB, saying the change aligns Chapel Hill ISD with Senate Bill 13's requirements for a school library advisory committee, public transparency, and a formal reconsideration process. "The committee would ultimately help us steer, and guide us on prohibited materials such as harmful, obscene, vulgar, or legally restricted materials," Tremont said.
He told trustees the district already posts campus library catalogs online and will provide a survey-based reconsideration form to initiate review when a parent raises concerns. Board members asked whether donations and future acquisitions would be vetted by the advisory committee before coming to the board; Tremont replied that donations must still be brought before the board, and the advisory committee will review both current materials and future donations prior to board consideration. The board voted unanimously to approve the EFB local revision.
The revision establishes committee composition guidance (district and campus leaders plus parent representatives) and clarifies that review should be age-appropriate and aligned to state essential knowledge and skills. The change is intended to satisfy statutory transparency requirements while retaining final donation acceptance with the board.
