FAQ

LISD appreciate the the communities support of our libraries. Any material donated to the library must be evaluated to determine if it meets the district’s selection criteria. A campus librarian can determine if the book meets selection criteria and the needs of the campus library collection.

Please contact your campus library media specialist to provide feedback on library materials and services.

• The principal or designee will explain the district’s selection process, the criteria for selection, and the qualifications of the professional staff who selected the questioned material.
• If appropriate, the principal or designee may offer a concerned parent an alternative library material to be used by that parent’s child in place of the challenged resource, and if requested, shall restrict the child’s access to the material objected to by the parent or guardian. 
• If the complainant wishes to make a formal challenge, the principal or designee will provide the complainant a copy EFB Local policy and a link to request a formal reconsideration of the resource.

• A complainant shall make any formal objection to an instructional resource on the form provided by the District and shall submit the completed and signed form to the principal or designee. This form requires confirmation that complainant has read the resource entirely and must specify the content to which they object.
• Upon receipt of the form, the principal or designee shall appoint a reconsideration committee.
• The reconsideration committee shall include at least one member of the instructional staff who has experience using the challenged resource with students or is familiar with the challenged resource’s content. Other members of the committee may include District-level staff, library staff, secondary-level students, parents, and any other appropriate individuals. It is Lewisville ISD's practice to include 1 or more parents on the review committee.
• All members of the committee shall review the challenged resource in its entirety. As soon as reasonably possible, the committee shall meet and determine whether the challenged resource conforms to the principles of selection set out in this policy. The committee shall prepare a written report of its findings and provide copies to the principal, the Superintendent or designee, and the complainant.

A District employee or a parent or guardian of a District student may request the reconsideration of a library material maintained in the District’s library program.

Yes, all committee members are required to read the book.