1. access to the complete work that includes the material being challenged; 2. a copy of the Materials Review Request form; 3. a copy of this policy 4. relevant information about the title compiled and shared by the library staff, including reason for initial approval of the material; and 5. recorded public comment as described below in Subsection S. Q. Prior to a decision of the Review Committee the district will provide an opportunity for public comment regarding the material at a governing board meeting. R. The district will provide notice to the community about the opportunity to provide public comment and include the name of the material that is the subject of the materials review at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting for public comment. S. The district will record all public comments, including written comments received, and make those comments available to the Review Committee within 48 hours of the public comment meeting. T. The Review Committee will schedule meetings as determined by the Review Committee and maintain minutes of each meeting. U. The notes from each meeting will be retained by the district and the school conducting the review along with all relevant documentation and the final determination. V. The Review Committee will determine whether the material constitutes sensitive material consistent with Section 53G-10-103, this policy, and the guidance letter provided by the Attorney General’s Office dated June 1, 2022 and/or determine if the material is age- appropriate. W. In deciding whether the material constitutes sensitive material, the Committee must consider all elements of the definitions of pornographic or indecent materials as defined in 4.0540.02.E and Utah Code Sections 76-10-1235, 76-10-1201, 76-10-1203, and 76-10- 1227. If a school library book meets the definition of any of these standards then the book should be removed from a school library. 1. Utah Code Ann.§ 76-10-1201: " Harmful to minors " means that quality of any description or representation, in whatsoever form, of nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sadomasochistic abuse when it: (i) taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest in sex of minors; (ii) is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community as a whole with respect to what is suitable material for minors; and (iii) taken as a whole, does not have serious value for minors. 2. Utah Code Ann.§ 76-10-1203: Any material or performance is pornographic if: (i) The average person, applying contemporary community standards, finds that, taken as a whole, it appeals to prurient interest in sex; (ii) It is patently offensive in the description or depiction of nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, sadomasochistic abuse, or excretion; and (iii) Taken as a whole it does not have serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value. 3. Utah Code Ann.§ 76-10-1227: "Description or depiction of illicit sex or sexual immorality"
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