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Teacher Library Resources: Book & Video Approval Info

Book and Video Approval Process

  • Complete the form that applies to your request:

  • Share the form with your department chair for approval

  • Department chair sends the request to Mimi Marquet (mbmarquet@fcps.edu) 

  • The Book and Video Approval Committee follows the procedure for reviewing the material

  • If approved 

    • Attachment A is returned to the department chair with a signature from the Administration

  • If not approved 

    • department chair and teacher will be notified and provided with the reasons

  • Please note: R rated movie approval requests require Attachments C & D found in Regulation 3007.3

Video Approval Process

General Rules for video approval to be shared with all departments

  • Videos that are under 20 minutes in length  - are left to the teacher’s discretion 

  • 20 minutes or longer needs approval

Exceptions: 

  • The physical DVDs in the library have been approved for the classes for whom they were purchased 

  • R rated movies require approval even if you are showing a short clip

  • SWANK is a digital platform to stream videos for classroom purposes.  Videos contained within SWANK require approval. (see p. 2)

Please take a moment to review the regulations governing Book and Video approval.  It’s our collective responsibility to be informed. 

Regulation 3005 &  Regulation 3007.3 are the baseline regulations used for all decisions about book (R3005) and video (R3007)  approval made by the Book and Video Approval Committee.

Important to note:

  • Regulation 3007.3 states that an R rated movie can not be shown in its entirety

  • Furthermore you can not show any part of an R rated movie that points to  the R rating

  • Even an approved scene from an R rated movie requires parental permission

  • If showing a scene from an R rated movie - teachers must have an alternative assessment available to any students whose parents opt out.

  • Parental Notification of Instructional Materials with Sexually Explicit Content

    • Protocol for P3290 - Parental Notification of INstructional Materials with Sexually Explicit Content

      • Parental Notification Letters in various languages are available using the link above.

  • Cultural responsiveness regulations governing book & video selection