DENVER ( KDVR ) — A measure designed to place guards on public school library content decisions moved out of the Colorado Senate Education Committee on Monday.
Called the “Freedom to Read” bill by supporters, the “Library Resource Decision Standards for Public Schools” bill would require local school boards to establish written policies on their acquisition, use and removal of library resources.
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Assistant Majority Leader Lisa Cutter, a Democrat representing Jefferson County, and Senate President Pro Tempore Dafna Michaelson Jenet, a Democrat representing Commerce City, are the main sponsors of the bill. The pair said the bill would ensure that any removal or restriction of items in a school library would follow a clear, fair and consistent process.
Without such a policy, the school board or charter school institute would not be able to remove library resources from its collection…