Tom Henning- Collier District 4
1. Please share your thoughts related to the importance of the school library/media center and the role of a certified, trained librarian/media specialist in schools.
The Board shall set policy on criteria on student access and literature. see to all material is pornographic fee. Librarian shall be trained for age appropriate to the student
2. Florida school libraries/media centers have always supported parents' rights to direct their students' education. How would you balance parental rights and student access to library materials, especially given that some books trigger different reactions among parents, all of whom deserve rights?
As long as the student is a minor, the parents right to object takes precedence
3. Students have access to reading material through captive classroom instruction, read-alouds and novel studies, as well as through self-selection in libraries where they choose their own book. How would you differentiate between the appropriateness of reading material in a captive classroom vs. self-selection in the school library?
Librarians, media specialists, and other personnel involved in the selection and maintenance of library media shall be trained in age appropriate and pornographic free material
4. As written in Florida House Bill 1069, “Parents shall have the right to read passages from any material that is subject to an objection. If the school board denies a parent the right to read passages due to content" deemed unsuitable as defined in the bill, the school district must discontinue use of the material. If a reader is denied, explain why you would interpret the law by supporting or opposing a fair and public review of the book, as outlined in each district's objection policy.
Any school board member that violates HB 1069, shall be charged as a felon and can be removed from office
The Board shall set policy on criteria on student access and literature. see to all material is pornographic fee. Librarian shall be trained for age appropriate to the student
2. Florida school libraries/media centers have always supported parents' rights to direct their students' education. How would you balance parental rights and student access to library materials, especially given that some books trigger different reactions among parents, all of whom deserve rights?
As long as the student is a minor, the parents right to object takes precedence
3. Students have access to reading material through captive classroom instruction, read-alouds and novel studies, as well as through self-selection in libraries where they choose their own book. How would you differentiate between the appropriateness of reading material in a captive classroom vs. self-selection in the school library?
Librarians, media specialists, and other personnel involved in the selection and maintenance of library media shall be trained in age appropriate and pornographic free material
4. As written in Florida House Bill 1069, “Parents shall have the right to read passages from any material that is subject to an objection. If the school board denies a parent the right to read passages due to content" deemed unsuitable as defined in the bill, the school district must discontinue use of the material. If a reader is denied, explain why you would interpret the law by supporting or opposing a fair and public review of the book, as outlined in each district's objection policy.
Any school board member that violates HB 1069, shall be charged as a felon and can be removed from office