Any student, parent or guardian, or school employee who wishes to request review or reconsideration of the use of any instructional material in the school must make such request in writing through the Principal of the school where the material is used. *TCA 19-6-3803 (b)

Step one: Email the Principal and ask for a copy of the "Request for Reconsideration of Instructional Materials" form.

Step two: Draft a formal complaint that identifies the specific resource that is of concern and the reasons for reconsidering its inclusion in the public school library's collection. Do you seek to have the resource removed from the collection, restricted (e.g., requiring minors to provide written permission from a parent or guardian), reclassified and moved to a different location (e.g., young-adult to adult section or middle school to high school library), or another action such as labeling the book to alert potential readers (e.g., “sexually explicit” or “mature”)?

Step three: File the complaint with the Principal of the School where the material is used. 

Step four: The Principal must complete the review within 20 working days by an ad hoc materials review committee.

Step five: If you wish to move forward with further action after receiving the decision of the committee, an appeal may be filed to the Board within 15 working days of the date of the committee's decision. This appeal should be made in writing to the Director of Schools. 

Include the following criteria in your complaint.

ALL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ARE COVERED IN THIS POLICY