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Library Material Reconsideration

Bastrop ISD offers a wide selection of library materials to support student learning, catering to different reading levels, diverse interests, and a variety of viewpoints. While students are encouraged to independently choose their own library materials as part of their literacy development, parents and guardians are the primary decision-makers regarding their child's access to these materials. The District provides a publicly accessible online catalog for each school library, allowing parents to see the available print books. Learn more about how to monitor and manage access to library materials here.

Library Materials Reconsideration Process

If you feel a library material in the collection does not meet or follow district policy or collection development goals, the information below outlines the process to submit a formal written challenge to the district.

Under Texas Education Code (TEC) §33.027, a parent, district employee, or person residing in a school district may submit a written challenge to any library material in a school’s library catalog. To submit a written challenge, an eligible individual must complete and submit the Library Materials Challenge Form. In accordance with TEC §33.027, an individual completing the form must identify how the challenged library material violates library standards adopted by the Texas State Library and Archive Commission (TSLAC).

Upon receipt of a Library Materials Challenge Form:

  • The district must submit a copy of the form to its local school library advisory council (LSLAC), no later than the fifth day after the written challenge is received.
  • The district’s LSLAC must make a recommendation for action no later than the 90th day after the council receives the challenge.
  • If a school district has not established an LSLAC, the school district’s board of trustees must take action on the written challenge at the first open meeting held after the 90th day after receipt of a written challenge.
  • A school district must prohibit student access to challenged library material until the district takes action in response to the challenge.

 

An individual may submit an appeal to the board of trustees regarding a district’s response to a written challenge. The board must take action on an appeal at the first open meeting held after the appeal is filed.

 

Submitting a Formal Written Challenge

To submit a written challenge, please print and complete the form below:

Bastrop ISD Library Materials Challenge Form

Upon completion, please deliver the form in its entirety, along with any additional pages to:

Bastrop ISD Service Center 

Attn. Library Services Department

906 Farm Street, Bastrop, TX 78602