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Challenging a Resource

Occasional objections to materials will be made, despite the quality of a district's Selection Guidelines. Persons who wish to protest the inclusion of specific items in school libraries' collections will follow the procedure given below. These steps are intended to give all parties an equal chance to be heard.

First Steps When you Have a Concern:

1. Read the material in its entirety. Generally, passages or parts of a resource should not be pulled out of context. The values and faults should be weighed against each other and the opinions based on the materials as a whole.

2. Reach out to your school's librarian to discuss your concerns.

School staff will try to resolve concerns about a resource informally using the following procedure:

1. The principal or designee shall explain the district's/school's selection process, the criteria for selection, and the qualifications of the professional staff who selected the questioned resource (view the Birdville Library Selection Policy and Guidelines website)
2. The principal or designee shall explain the intended educational purpose of the resource and any additional information regarding its use
3. If appropriate, the principal or designee may offer a concerned parent an alternative instructional resource to be used by that parent's child in place of the challenged resource
4. If the complainant wishes to make a formal challenge, the principal or designee shall provide the complainant a link to the Birdville formal Reconsideration of an Instructional Resource request (see below)

Formal Request for Reconsideration of a Resource

Click the following link to submit a request to have a resource/library book reviewed by the district-level Reconsideration Committee: