{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-20-26-5.5-1","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 20-26-5.5-1","heading":"Procedure to prepare catalogue of materials; procedure to submit request for removal of materials obscene or harmful to minors; response; appeal; public meeting","body":"Sec. 1. (a) The governing body of a school corporation or charter school shall establish a:\n(1) procedure for each school to prepare a catalogue of materials available in the school library;\n(2) procedure for each school to allow a:\n(A) parent or guardian of a student enrolled in the school; or\n(B) community member:\n(i) within the school district; or\n(ii) within the school district in which the charter school is located;\nto submit a request to remove material from the school library that is obscene (as described in IC 35-49-2-1) or harmful to minors (as described in IC 35-49-2-2); and\n(3) response and appeal procedure for each school to respond to a removal request submitted by a parent, guardian, or community member described in subdivision (2).\n(b) The response and appeal procedure established under subsection (a)(3) must require the governing body to review the request at the next public meeting.","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","ARTICLE 26. SCHOOL CORPORATIONS: GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS","Chapter 5.5. School Library"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_20.html#20-26-5.5-1","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-01T01:34:30Z","sha256":"e911cedf82b94dd541f14ee290f2276c6d5909f9310bb50c94042eda2e34d6b6","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-20-26-5-48","next":"us-in/ic-20-26-5.5-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}