While only one book has been successfully challenged and removed from an Alabama school library, Dr. Eric Mackey, education superintendent, sent a memo to schools stating there should be a clear policy in place to handle book challenges.
Alabama school libraries must now have a book reconsideration policy in place as mandated by state superintendent Dr. Eric MackeyState education superintendent Eric Dr. Mackey sent a memo last week to local Alabama school superintendents to ensure they have“Every local board of education should have an approved written policy that guides the selection, deselection, and reconsideration of library resources,” Mackey said.
“School libraries are not public libraries and serve a specific targeted audience that includes mostly juvenile users,” Mackey stated in the Oct. 6 memo. “This nuance of school libraries makes it even more important for educators to ensure that the materials available are age and developmentally appropriate and that parents and guardians understand the mission and role of school libraries and their collections.
Belinda McRae, a Republican representing District 7, spoke up during the meeting and said she’d spoken with an elementary school librarian in her district who received books considered inappropriate as samples from book companies. The librarian had to change her method of handling the books.
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