It has come to my attention that there is a newly formed committee to review challenged books. I have questions and want straightforward answers. All I have is an obscure two-page form given to me by a third party.
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No idea where they came from, where it exists or who/how it was generated.
1. Where are the public school rules/laws where the challenge book review is explained in writing?
2. Timeline of the review process, selection of reviewers process, public invite process, the process of review, standards of the review, are they using city law #41 as a baseline for adult content, what happens to books deemed unfit (if that will ever happen)? Why is there a “restricted” library in each school? Who decides if books go there? If the books are restricted, why are we paying for them? Where is the guideline for a restricted book? What is the current process of buying books?
3. Classroom libraries are not included in the online library. There is no way to search the books in a classroom at all. All books available to children should and must be made available to parents. How does a parent know if the library contains obscene books!? Who is responsible for cataloging the books? Same with SORA. Where and how is an opt-out request for questionable books?
4. Who is on this committee? How many citizens? Are they impartial (not friends of the SB members)? What are their emails? When did this committee form? I don’t recall a public notice, ever. What are the qualifications? What are the guidelines? Where are the minutes?
FYI… Here is an example of a Florida Media Specialist to review books.
The more I learn, the more questions I have. If I need to fill out a formal RTK, let me know. I’m hoping that’s not the case, and you can refer me to a document where I can learn this information, or maybe someone will answer in concise, clear answers. This is my second request. It’s been a month since the obscene books I challenged have been submitted, and crickets…
I’m requesting answers by Friday, March 10, 2023.
Editors Note: We are in possession of the responses to these questions as well as other correspondence we will share in a future update.
