<div dir="ltr">Sharing on behalf of Parents Defending Schools and Libraries:<div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;display:none">18 books were recently challenged in the Helix School District. </span></p>

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        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(189,7,7)">Press Release</span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:27pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black">Book Removals and
        Restrictions in the Helix School District<b></b></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black">9 July 2024</span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black">Letter from Parents
        Defending Schools and Libraries</span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black">RE: Book Removals and
        Restrictions in the Helix School District</span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black"> </span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black">To Whom It May
        Concern: </span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black">It was brought to the
        attention of Parents Defending Schools and Libraries (PDSAL) that 18
        books were recently challenged in the Helix School District. The
        complaint was made by one parent of a sixth grader. All 18 books dealt
        with LGBTQ themes or had LGBTQ characters.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black"><br></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black">Upon reviewing the
        district’s responses to a Freedom of Information Act request about this
        situation, it is apparent that the district did not follow best
        practice or its own <a href="https://www.pdsal.org/r?u=n4kWuClQH74zCqk-rqvaZbMx36fThDe8nPaMGQVMdSUrhk_v2AqlhwmohrcViEuW&e=0dfe59d05b9634d37e6b31909f61871a&utm_source=pdsal&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=helix_press_release&n=2" style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(189,7,7)">policies</span></a>
        in addressing these challenges.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black"><br></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black">The following is according
        to the Helix policy regarding “<a href="https://www.pdsal.org/r?u=n4kWuClQH74zCqk-rqvaZbMx36fThDe8nPaMGQVMdSVFc0yZCQiJvOQ4P50XSSj-&e=0dfe59d05b9634d37e6b31909f61871a&utm_source=pdsal&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=helix_press_release&n=3" style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(189,7,7)">Challenged
        Instructional Materials</span></a>:” </span></p>
        <ol start="1" type="1" style="margin-bottom:0in">
         <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">A written
             complaint must be filed that lists the questioned material,
             clearly states the objection and gives the basis for the
             objection. </span></li>
         <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">The
             superintendent/principal will date the complaint.  Complaint
             will be presented to a Review Committee composed of the librarian,
             one teacher not from the area of involvement, a teacher from the
             area of involvement and one parent appointed by the
             superintendent/principal.  </span></li>
         <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">The Review
             Committee will: </span></li>
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         <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">Provide
             opportunity for complainant to express his opinions; </span></li>
         <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">Examine
             materials under consideration; </span></li>
         <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">Submit a
             written recommendation of disposition to the
             superintendent/principal within 30 calendar days. </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif"><br></span></li>
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        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black">In email correspondence,
        Helix Superintendent and Principal Brad Bixler stated that “the
        complaint is not in writing” but needed to be treated as such, contrary
        to policy requirements for instigating a formal complaint. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black"><br></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black">Rather than forming a
        review committee, as specified in policy, the school council carried
        out the materials review. This does not meet the review committee
        membership requirements as the person responsible for collection
        development for the school, the de facto librarian, was not included in
        the review process. </span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black">The council members
        divided up review responsibilities with each member reading and
        providing commentary on a subset of the challenged books. As a result,
        the determination to remove or restrict a book was often made based on
        the comments of a single individual. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black"><br></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black">Written reviews for only
        two of the 18 books were provided in response to the FOIA request.
        Comments on the remaining titles appear to have been provided to the
        council verbally. As a result, the only record of review findings is a
        spreadsheet with a single sentence stating concerns. Two of the
        challenged books appear to have not been reviewed by anyone but were
        nevertheless removed.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black"><br></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black">Eleven of the challenged
        books were retained but moved to the “High School” section of the
        library. This part of the library can only be accessed by students in
        grades nine through twelve who have received explicit, written
        permission from a parent to do so, restricting access beyond simple age
        appropriateness</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black"><br></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black">In addition to PDSAL
        expressing concern and requesting information about the book
        challenges, the Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) of the Oregon
        Library Association (OLA) reached out to the school district. The IFC
        offered to “<em>help your school system better work through this
        challenging issue and better support the intellectual freedom rights of
        the students there at Helix</em>.” The superintendent
        responded by indicating that the “policy is outdated” but declined any
        assistance from OLA and the IFC.  </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black"><br></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black">It is important to note
        that removing books without the benefit of a vote is in direct
        violation of the <a href="https://www.pdsal.org/r?u=vbdlL2uUa2gUw4f5E8xgTGL0yFZ6sIwa_6vSLVSfQEfMx_cOp23l5Mqwwbopt38UKIJgnDRHPGk32_RHwDOK5K7laJZkXmwyIm-Bks0UH9GP4Rd9lW6xgJqCJMd3rTU9bzfnYZOPhltkLUm8pfg8VLOeCg0A93IzS6VtiF2FN2EpcJVMmvpCol8LDgP9X0vNnULV9s8qHoerMcRRIBGQJH29oPnTXsBUx9S5y49-LdXK8kdyjYjeWE43EYVZtvj1&e=0dfe59d05b9634d37e6b31909f61871a&utm_source=pdsal&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=helix_press_release&n=4" style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:blue"><em><span style="color:rgb(189,7,7)">ODE Guidance to
        School Districts: Addressing Challenged Materials in K-12 Education</span></em></a>,
        which recommends that the items must stay in circulation during the
        reconsideration process. In addition, withdrawing the books
        without formal consideration creates an atmosphere for inappropriate
        seizure and clearly amounts to censorship. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black"><br></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black">PDSAL recognizes and
        affirms the role of parents and the choices they make for their
        children in what they read. We also recognize that right exists on an
        individual basis. We do not support the idea of blanket barriers
        imposed by government or library officials that are applied to all
        readers. These titles are intended for general use within the library
        collection. The right to make reading choices for those in their care
        should be freely available to parents, guardians, and caregivers. They
        may determine what their own children read but should not decide for
        other families.</span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black">Parents Defending Schools
        and Libraries supports parents' involvement and guidance in media
        selections for their own children, but we stand firmly behind the <a href="https://www.pdsal.org/r?u=ZL4Kx56eahN-1xrNeBtO9bMobCqdNvgizVad2OVONFHE3cQQdQ2HkZxppqI1V7FW8PkN5QSU3XSWlU_LpCDgyg&e=0dfe59d05b9634d37e6b31909f61871a&utm_source=pdsal&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=helix_press_release&n=5" style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(189,7,7)">Library Bill of
        Rights</span></a> and the <a href="https://www.pdsal.org/r?u=ZL4Kx56eahN-1xrNeBtO9bMobCqdNvgizVad2OVONFE1S_GY7KcADWnFbOMgNMOizbF2zK7g6PSvK0REfX56qw&e=0dfe59d05b9634d37e6b31909f61871a&utm_source=pdsal&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=helix_press_release&n=6" style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(189,7,7)">Freedom to Read</span></a>
        statements of the American Library Association and against parental
        overreach actions which violate the First Amendment rights and dignity
        of others.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black"><br></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:black">PDSAL supports all
        readers, regardless of age, background, gender, or race, and supports
        the right to access books and information with a full range of ideas,
        opinions, concepts, topics, and thoughts. Parents Defending Schools and
        Libraries calls upon the Helix School District to follow its own
        policies by returning the removed books to the library while a formal
        reconsideration process is undertaken. As detailed in the Helix “<a href="https://www.pdsal.org/r?u=n4kWuClQH74zCqk-rqvaZbMx36fThDe8nPaMGQVMdSVFc0yZCQiJvOQ4P50XSSj-&e=0dfe59d05b9634d37e6b31909f61871a&utm_source=pdsal&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=helix_press_release&n=7" style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(189,7,7)">Challenged
        Instructional Materials</span></a>” policy, this requires formal
        written complaints, the appointing of a review committee, and written
        notification of the committee's decision for each title.</span></p>
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        and Libraries is a registered 501c3 non-profit organization
        incorporated in Oregon. We serve as an early warning and alert
        system for parents, students and their allies nationwide. When a book
        is challenged, a classroom disrupted or school board threatened, we
        provide the means to alert other parents in the area who want to push
        back and protect our education system. We provide support for those who
        want to stand up for the Right to Read and the Right to Learn. We
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