2520 - SELECTION OF MATERIALS, LIBRARY MATERIALS, AND EQUIPMENT

The School Board shall provide curricular materials and equipment, within budgetary constraints, to implement the School Corporation's educational goals and objectives and to meet students' needs. The primary objective of such curricular materials and equipment shall be to enrich, support, and implement the educational program of the school.

The Superintendent shall establish a procedure for each school to prepare a catalogue of materials available in the school library.  The catalogue shall be published on the website of each school.  A hard copy of the catalogue shall be made available on request.

The Corporation shall not make available within the school library any materials that contain: (1) obscene matter (as described in I.C. 35-49-2-1); or (2) matter harmful to minors (as described in I.C. 35-49-2-2).  The procedure for a parent of a student enrolled in the school or a community member residing within the Corporation to submit a request to remove material that is obscene or harmful to minors is included in Policy 9130 - Public Complaints and Concerns (Subsection Matters Regarding Library Materials), including the process for response and appeal.

The Superintendent shall develop administrative guidelines for the selection and maintenance of all curricular materials and equipment and provide for the assessment of fees for lost or significantly damaged curricular materials.

A student or his/her parents shall be held responsible for the cost of replacing any materials or properties which are lost or damaged through their

Cost of materials may be charged for materials used in those activities beyond the basic curriculum in which a student elects to participate, particularly in activities where the product becomes the property of the student.

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