Under Texas Education Code (TEC) §33.027, a parent, district employee, or person residing in a school district may submit a written challenge to any library material in a school’s library catalog. To submit a written challenge, an eligible individual must complete and submit the Library Materials Challenge Form. In accordance with TEC §33.027, an individual completing the form must identify how the challenged library material violates library standards adopted by the Texas State Library and Archive Commission (TSLAC).

Upon receipt of a Library Materials Challenge Form:

•The district must submit a copy of the form to its local school library advisory council (LSLAC), no later than the fifth day after the written challenge is received.

•The district’s LSLAC must make a recommendation for action no later than the 90th day after the council receives the challenge.

•A school district must prohibit student access to challenged library material until the district takes action in response to the challenge.

•An individual may submit an appeal to the board of trustees regarding a district’s response to a written challenge. The board must take action on an appeal at the first open meeting held after the appeal is filed.

•If the board of trustees determines not to remove a material challenged in the manner described above, then the board is not required to take action on any subsequent written challenge for that material for a period of two years.

Challenge Process

1. Download and print the official Bastrop ISD Library Materials Challenge Form below.

2. Complete the contact information section of the form.

3. Ensure you have reviewed the library material in its entirety or explain why this is not practical.

4. Accurately indicate the Title, Author, and ISBN (if known) of the material.

5. Provide a thorough explanation as to how you believe the material violates the TSLAC standards and Bastrop ISD's Collection Development policy (EFB Local).

6. Indicate if any additional pages will be attached to the form upon submission.

7. Upon completion, deliver the form in its entirety along with any additional pages to the Bastrop ISD Service Center Attn. Library Services Department at 906 Farm Street, Bastrop, TX 78602.

🔗 Bastrop ISD Library Materials Challenge Form

For questions or comments, please contact the Bastrop ISD Department of Library Services at 512-772-7158.