Jordan School District Literature Selection and Review Policy, AA424
Highlights From the Board Policy Are Found Below:
Board Directive: The policy of the Jordan School District Board of Education is to see that all students have extensive experience with quality literature. The Board is committed to involving parents in the process of selecting appropriate literature for school use, and respects the right of parents to protect their children from literature which they personally consider damaging. Therefore, the Board delegates to the District Administration responsibility for developing and administering this policy.
The Literature Selection Committee
Secondary Literature Selection and Review Committees - Middle and High Schools (Click here for Elementary Literature Selection and Review Committee Information)
- The Middle and High School Committee memberships shall include one teacher and one parent from each middle/high school, and one secondary library media specialist. The committee shall be chaired by the District language arts consultant and meet at least twice each year to review and approve new selections. (Committee dates can be found by clicking here.)
- Teachers shall not assign any literature selection that has not had prior approval for use in the classroom.
Challenges to Approved Literature
- Challenges to district-approved literature may be made by a parent/legal guardian of an active student within the District.
- Challenges to approved literature used in the classroom shall be submitted in writing to the District committee. (Click here to access the Challenge Form.) A committee meeting with be called to review the material.
- A material may not be reviewed again for three years following the district committee's determination.
- Please email the Secondary Language Arts Consultant to review any previously challenged material.
Parents/Guardians Rights
- Parents/guardians my exempt their students from a required reading assignment if they personally find the literature objectionable.
- The student shall be provided with an alternate literature selection without penalty.