Florida Book Challenges: School District of Palm Beach County

Hello,

This is to acknowledge receipt of your public records request of June 14,
2022. It has been entered into our e-support tracking system as #SR-0176073
.

Research is underway to locate any and all potentially responsive
documents. You will receive prompt notification from the Office of Public
Records Management as soon as more information becomes available.

Regards,

Public Records Management Office
School District of Palm Beach County
505 S. Congress Avenue
Boynton Beach, FL 33426
Willie Williams: 561-738-2788
E-mail: publicrecords@palmbeachschools.org

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If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public
records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead,
contact this office by phone or in writing.

Hello,

In response to item #3 of your request, attached you will find School Board
Policy 8.122 and School Board Policy 8.1205.

Additional information will be forthcoming.

Regards,

Public Records Management Office
School District of Palm Beach County
505 S. Congress Avenue
Boynton Beach, FL 33426
Telephone: 561-738-2788
E-mail: publicrecords@palmbeachschools.org
**Please be advised the School DIstrict of Palm Beach County is now on
summer hours. We are here Monday - Thursday, 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM.

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*Disclaimer: *Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records.
If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public
records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead,
contact this office by phone or in writing.

Hello:

According to Nolan Rowell, Manager of K-12 Instructional Materials, to his
knowledge, there were no parental/public complaints that led to changing
the status of any books in our district.

Thanks, Will

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Public Records Management Office
School District of Palm Beach County
505 S. Congress Avenue
Boynton Beach, FL 33426
Telephone: 561-738-2788
E-mail: publicrecords@palmbeachschools.org

**Please be advised the School DIstrict of Palm Beach County is now on
summer hours. We are here Monday - Thursday, 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM.

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*Disclaimer: *Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records.
If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public
records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead,
contact this office by phone or in writing.

Hello:

With regard to your request, attached you will find potentially responsive
documents.

This was the request:

*1.
A copy of any records generated or received pursuant to any policy
concerning challenges to curricular, instructional,
or library materials.*

*2. A copy of any complaints (including informal complaints),
and any records generated as a result of the complaints, where the
complaint led to a change in status of any book or material in a
school library.*
*3.
A copy of any current policy concerning challenges to curricular,
instructional,
or library materials. *

Please reply to me via email if you have any questions regarding this
request. Unless notified otherwise, we will consider this request completed
and officially closed.

Regards,

Public Records Management Office
School District of Palm Beach County
505 S. Congress Avenue
Boynton Beach, FL 33426
Telephone: 561-738-2788
E-mail: publicrecords@palmbeachschools.org

School District Of Palm Beach County
SL Office
The Office of Public Records Management, Suite A-152
3300 Forest Hill Blvd.,
West Palm Beaxch, FL 33406

July 14, 2022

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Florida Sunshine Law request, copied
below, and originally submitted on June 11, 2022. Please let me know when I
can expect to receive a response.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

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being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
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On June 14, 2022:
Subject: Re: #SR-0176073
Hello,

This is to acknowledge receipt of your public records request of June 14,
2022. It has been entered into our e-support tracking system as #SR-0176073
.

Research is underway to locate any and all potentially responsive
documents. You will receive prompt notification from the Office of Public
Records Management as soon as more information becomes available.

Regards,

Public Records Management Office
School District of Palm Beach County
505 S. Congress Avenue
Boynton Beach, FL 33426
Willie Williams: 561-738-2788
E-mail: publicrecords@palmbeachschools.org

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*Disclaimer: *Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records.
If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public
records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead,
contact this office by phone or in writing.

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On June 11, 2022:
Subject: Florida Sunshine Law Request: Florida Book Challenges: School
District of Palm Beach County
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following
records:

1. A copy of any records generated or received pursuant to any policy
concerning challenges to curricular, instructional, or library materials.

2. A copy of any complaints (including informal complaints), and any
records generated as a result of the complaints, where the complaint led to
a change in status of any book or material in a school library.

3. A copy of any current policy concerning challenges to curricular,
instructional, or library materials.

4. A copy of any public records requests received concerning books, library
materials, or curricular materials and any records produced in response to
the request.

This request is limited to records generated on or after January 1, 2021.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and
this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform
me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer
the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or
CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I
look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business
days.

Sincerely,

Adam Steinbaugh

View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
https://www.muckrock.com/

If prompted for a passcode, please enter:
••••••••

Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com

PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 130041
263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115

PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.

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*Disclaimer: *Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records.
If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public
records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead,
contact this office by phone or in writing.