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Originally Posted by Skibble
The re-assessment of books in schools, and their subsequent removal from the curriculum and libraries, is not uncommon.
But differences in opinion did sometimes arise, and when they did, this was the protocol for handling them: - Parent calls teacher and complains about book.
- Teacher speaks to parent; if complaint persists, refers to department head.
- Department head speaks to parent; if complaint persists, refers to school administrator.
- Administrator speaks to parent; if complaint persists, refers to school board.
- School board, as ultimate representative of the community, reviews book and discusses in meeting open to the community, in which all members of the community are invited to give feedback. School board renders final decision.
I spent a decade at one school (PK-12), and during that time saw 12 books reviewed by our board in this manner. Some were kept; some weren't. Those that weren't were often dropped for reasons that were uncovered in the open discussion at the board meeting, rather than the original parental protest. None of the board meetings were acrimonious. |
One part of the problem is, even if that was the standard procedure, that didn't happen in this case. The parent who lodged the complaint doesn't have children who attend the Republic schools, and while they're a teacher, they do not teach for Republic schools. The person who lodged the complaint skipped straight to the district admin.