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Policy Meeting Board Policy 2314

This is the Board Policy 2314.  If the citizens have an issue they must reduce their complaint to writing and then sit around and wait for the Superintendent to get back to them within 40 school which is a minimum of 8 weeks!  If the citizen disagrees then he/she has only 14 CALENDAR days to appeal the decision.  What are your thoughts on this?  

Frenchtown School District INSTRUCTION            2314 Learning Materials Review

Citizens objecting to specific materials used in the District are encouraged to submit a complaint in writing and discuss the complaint with the building principal prior to pursuing a formal complaint.

A formal request to remove an item from the school or limit its use must be in writing and will be acted upon by the Superintendent. A spokesperson for each side of the issue will be heard by the Superintendent if requested. A written decision will be delivered to the complainant within forty (40) school days. Any appeal of this decision must be delivered in writing to the Board within fourteen (14) calendar days. The Board will make the final decisions on appeals.

Learning materials, for the purposes of this policy, shall be considered to be any material used in classroom instruction, library materials, or any materials to which a teacher might refer a student as part of the course of instruction.

Policy History: Adopted on: 11/13/01 Revised on:Frenchtown School District

INSTRUCTION

Frenchtown School District Citizen’s Request for Learning Materials Review

Author_______________________________            Hardcover _____ Paperback _____ Title____________________________________________________ Publisher (if known) ______________________________________ Request initiated by ______________________________________

Telephone # ______________________            Address: _______________________

Complainant represents: _____ Self _____ Organization            - Name of Organization _____________________________ _____ Other group            - Specify _________________________________________

2314F

Nature of the Complaint (Specify in detail the objections you have to the above-referenced materials): _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________

Requested Course of Action: _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________

___________________            _________________________________________ Date            Signature of Complainant

Policy History: Adopted on: 11/13/01 Revised on: