Adopted:          01/18/1992

Revised:                                                                                                           361 Rule (5)

School District of Prairie Farm

Challenge of IMC Materials Selection

If a complaint is made the procedures are as follows:

1. Be courteous, but make no commitments.
2. Invite the complainant to file objections in writing and offer our form to complete so that they may submit a formal complaint to the media committee.
3. Temporarily withdraw the material pending a decision of the media committee.
4. Inform the District Administrator and the media supervisor.
5. The media committee will:

1. Read and examine materials referred to it.
2. Check general acceptance of the materials by reading reviews.
3. Weigh values and faults against each other and form opinions based on the materials as a whole and not on passages pulled out of context.
4. Meet to discuss the material and to prepare a report on it.
5. File a copy of the report in the school and administrative offices.

Decision of the media committee may be referred to the Board of Education.

CROSS REFERENCE:. 361 Rule (1) Library Materials Selection, 361 (Exhibit) Request for Consideration of Library Materials.