Request for Reconsideration

Welcome! I hope this section of our website will help guide you in finding out more information about our school library with all its great materials and services available. It is also a place to voice concerns about any library materials as they arise. After reading through this page, please feel free to contact me at nchich@bcps.org for any additional questions.

If a patron has concern about the appropriateness of a material in our media center the following steps must be taken:

• The patron must bring the material of concern up to the principal.

• If the problem is not resolved with the principal then a "Request for Reconsideration of Instructional Materials/Library Media" must be filled out by the concerned patron.

• The principal will contact the Materials Evaluation and Selection Committee about the material in question

• The form will be submitted to the committee by the principal.

• The committee will meet within ten workdays of the complaint.

• The committee will decide if the material in question is a good fit for the media center.

• The person filling the complaint will be notified of the date of the meeting. They may choose to attend the meeting to clarify the complaint.

• The committee will mail the final decision about the material in question to the concerned patron.

• All decisions about the book will be final for the rest of the school year.

• If the person that filed the complaint is not satisfied, they may appeal the process.

• The person that filed the complaint may ask for the "Request for Reconsideration of Instructional Materials/Library Media" form be forwarded to the Assistant Superintendent.

• A county-level Materials Evaluation and Selection Committee will be formed for the appeal, which will include the Assistant Superintendent, instructional director, library media specialist, and/or other persons who might offer specific expertise.

• A decision will be made about the materials in question and the person who wrote the request will be notified in writing of the decision.