Members of the school district community may object to the instructional materials utilized in the school district and ask for their use to be reconsidered.
It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent and curriculum director, in conjunction with the principals, to develop administrative regulations for reconsideration of instructional materials.
Parents or guardians of students enrolled in the district have the ability to request that their student not be able to access certain instructional material or check out certain library materials.] For purposes of prohibiting access to instructional materials, Iowa law has defined instructional materials to mean either printed or electronic textbooks and related core materials that are written and published primarily for use in elementary school and secondary school instruction and are required by a state educational agency or district for use by students in the student’s classes by the teacher of record. Instructional materials does not include lesson plans.
Legal Reference: Iowa Code 279.8; 280.3, .14; 301 (2003).
Cross Reference: 213 Public Participation in Board Meetings
402.5 Public Complaints About Employees
602 Curriculum Development
605 Instructional Materials
Approved Jan. 14, 2004
Reviewed November 20, 2023
Revised November 20, 2023