{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-education-4-142","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Education § 4–142","heading":"","body":"(a) It is the policy of the State that each local school system operate its school library media program consistent with the following standards:\n(1) The materials, services, and resources provided in a school library media program are provided for the interest, information, and instructional support of students and school personnel of the schools the program serves;\n(2) Materials may not be excluded from a school library media program solely because of the origin, background, or views of the individual who created the material; and\n(3) Materials may not be excluded or removed from the catalogue of a school library media program because of partisan, ideological, or religious disapproval.\n(b) (1) Each local school system shall develop and implement a policy and procedures to review objections to materials in the school library media program.\n(2) The policy and procedures developed under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall:\n(i) Establish a uniform process to submit an objection to materials in a school library media program by a student, parent or guardian of a student enrolled in a school in the local school system, or school personnel;\n(ii) Require materials under review due to an objection to remain available for use by students and school personnel until the review process has concluded; and\n(iii) Establish a reasonable timeline to conduct and conclude the review process in a timely manner.\n(c) A county board may not dismiss, demote, suspend, discipline, reassign, transfer, or otherwise retaliate against a librarian, a certified library media specialist, or school library media program support staff for performing their job duties consistent with the standards described under subsection (a) of this section.","path":["Article - Education"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ged\u0026section=4-142","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:38Z","sha256":"a968e133bee92388b4f307b53116e0d82bcae6b7c8d399c1d6a4193cd66dc730","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-education-4-141","next":"us-md/md.-code-education-4-143"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}