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Ore City ISD board adopts SB 13 library-policy update expanding parental rights
Summary
The Ore City ISD Board of Trustees on July 28, 2025, approved a local policy update to implement SB 13 that the board says will expand parents' rights over school library materials and purchases; an advisory council does not yet exist but may be created later.
The Ore City Independent School District Board of Trustees voted July 28 to approve a local policy update implementing SB 13 that the board said expands parents' rights concerning access to and control over school library materials.
The motion to adopt the EFB (LOCAL) policy update was made by Trustee Bobby Byrd and seconded by Trustee Virginia Harris; the motion passed. The discussion noted the district currently has no advisory council for library materials; board members said that could change in the future. The board minutes record that the policy “says that parents will have more rights concerning access to school library materials and how the materials are purchased and donated.”
Board documents presented at the meeting did not specify a vote tally in the transcript. The district recorded no public comment on the item. The policy update was placed on the agenda as Item #6.A; the board approved the related motion during the Action Items portion of the meeting.
