Alaska § 14.18.060 - Discrimination in textbooks and instructional materials prohibited.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 14.18.060 — Discrimination in textbooks and instructional materials prohibited., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 14.18.060. Discrimination in textbooks and instructional materials prohibited.
(a) School boards shall have textbooks and instructional materials reviewed for evidence of sex bias in accordance with AS 14.08.111 (9) and AS 14.14.090 (7). School boards shall use educationally sound, unbiased texts and other instructional materials as they become available. Nothing in this section prohibits use of literary works.
(b) The board shall establish by regulation standards for nondiscriminatory textbooks and educational materials. Each school board shall provide training for all its certificated personnel on a schedule adopted by the governing body of a school district in the identification and recognition of sex-biased materials.
(c) The Board of Regents shall establish and implement a policy under AS 14.40.170 (b) for the guidance of officers and employees of the university on the selection of nondiscriminatory textbooks and educational materials.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14.18.060 ("Discrimination in textbooks and instructional materials prohibited.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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