A handful of parents and community members are probably determining what your kid can and cannot read in their school library this year. School library advisory councils (SLACs) are the newest development in the Texas Legislature-led rampage on literacy freedom in public schools . The SLACs, which are not legally required, have been adopted by most public school districts in North Texas. According to legal experts, their confusing system may walk a tightrope line of legal compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act (TOMA).

In June, Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 13 into law, giving Texas school districts months to completely alter their library book approval process. The bill requires librarians to submit book requests to the district rather than purchasing them themselves. The

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