1. Retained : the determination to maintain access in a school setting to the challenged material for all students; 2. Restricted : the determination to restrict access in a school setting to the challenged material for certain students; 3. Removed : the determination to prohibit access in a school setting to the challenged material for all students. I. The decision of the Appeals Committee will be determined by majority vote. Specifically, the majority of members of the committee must vote for the same choice (retained, restricted, removed). A primary vote may be needed to narrow it down to two options, followed by a final vote to determine a majority. J. The Appeals Committee will include in their final determination a recommendation as to which, if any, schools in DCSD may retain or restrict the book depending on the ages the school typically serves. K. A book/material may not be reviewed again for three school years if the Appeals Committee votes to uphold a Review Committee’s determination. L. The final determination of the Appeals Committee will be communicated to the requestor and appropriate employees within 10 days of the determination. M. The district will maintain a list of the determinations by Appeals Committee and make the list available to all schools within the district or by public request. 4.0540.06 FINAL PROCEDURAL REVIEW (NOT LEGALLY BINDING UNTIL USBE AMENDS R277-123) A. The requestor in V.A., may petition the USBE for a procedural review of the Appeals Committee’s decision. B. The USBE will review the petition and determine if a procedural review is warranted, to determine whether the LEA correctly followed its library materials review policy referred to in Rule R277-628. C. That determination may include the USBE’s decision to have the appeal considered initially by a USBE Committee or a panel of USBE members. D. If the USBE determines in USBE’s procedural review that the LEA did not correctly follow its materials review policy, it will return the appeal to the LEA with direction to repeat its review process in compliance with its library materials review policy referred to in Rule R277-628. E. The USBE will make a final written appeal decision no more than 60 school days after the USBE’s determination that the appeal satisfies the criteria for USBE review. F. This USBE review decision is final.
4.0540.07 COMMUNICATION
A. An easily accessible webpage on the public website for the district will be updated and available prior to the beginning of each school year to inform teachers, staff, students, and parents/legal guardians of the following:
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