Education
BY DANICA LLOYD
Library policy revised Parents called for transparency as Cy-Fair ISD’s board discussed updating the district’s library materials policy in June. What’s changing? Under the revised policy, the board would have ultimate authority to approve books librarians want to add to their collections. CFISD General Counsel Marney Collins Sims said this language is consistent with the law. Proposed revisions also include listing books librarians want to purchase online for public review 30 days before acquisition. Five days before that posting, the board would get to preview those lists. Trustee Julie Hinaman requested several clarications. Sims said the board policy review committee will review her recom- mendations in July and consider incorporat- ing those clarications into the policy before nal approval in August.
Cy-Fair ISD trustees Natalie Blasingame, Christine Kalmbach and Julie Hinaman listen to speakers at the June 17 meeting.
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Teacher ghts science textbook censorship Alicia Royer, a science teacher at Cypress Falls High School for 30 years, led a formal complaint against the Cy-Fair ISD board for violating a policy that states the board should rely on district personnel to select instructional material. Trustee Natalie Blasingame requested the removal of 13 chapters from a list of 25 textbooks the board was tasked to approve May 6 due to
“controversial” topics in the content, such as climate change and vaccines. The measure passed in a 6-1 vote with minimal discussion. What happened At the June 17 board meeting, dozens of com- munity members urged the board to reinstate the approved textbook chapters. However, the board voted 6-1 again to uphold their original decision. In both votes, Trustee Julie Hinaman was the only one to vote against the measure. Despite censoring students’ textbooks, teachers will still cover concepts in the state’s curriculum standards, which students are tested on each year.
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