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605.3 OBJECTION TO INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Members of the school district community may object to the instructional materials utilized in the Morning Sun Community School District and ask for their use to be reconsidered.

 

It is the responsibility of the superintendent, in conjunction with the principals, to develop administrative regulations for reconsideration of instructional materials.  Information related to the process for reconsideration of instructional and library materials will be made available on the district’s website.

 

Parents or guardians of students enrolled in the district have the ability to request that their student not be able to access certain instructional materials 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 relate 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 student sin the student’s classes by the teacher of record.  Instructional materials do not include lesson plans.

 

 

Legal Reference:       Iowa Code §§ 279.8; 279.74.77;  280.3; 14; 301

                                    281 I.A.C. 12.3(12).

 

 

Cross Reference:         213     Public Participation in Board Meetings

                                    402.5  Public Complaints about Employees

                                    602     Curriculum Development

                                    605     Instructional Materials

 

 

 

 

Approved:      10/09/07

Reviewed:      01/13/10; 1/14/5; 2/11/20

Revised:         10/18/22; 7/11/23