MIDDLETOWN, Del. – A Delaware school district recently decided against a policy that would have required teachers to secure permission from parents for students to read or discuss books with mature content.

The Appoquinimink School District’s board of education was set to discuss and possibly approve a draft policy tomorrow that would have allowed parents to sign forms barring their children from reading or checking out books from the library that contained “mature or explicit themes,” such as excessive violence, offensive language, or sexual content, Delaware Online reports.

According to WDEL, the policy would have amounted to a “letter rating” system on library books.

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The changes would have also required teachers who wanted to assign such material to send home permission slips explaining the academic value of the book and sensitive areas, and to secure parental signatures within a week.

Groups like the ACLU of Delaware, the National Coalition Against Censorship, American Booksellers for Free Expression, the local teachers union, and others raised objections to the proposed policy, citing conflicts with students’ First Amendment rights, according to the news site.

Policies like the one proposed by Appoquinimink officials “have led to litigation elsewhere, and that should not have to happen in Delaware,” the ACLU wrote in one of two letters to the school board, according to the Middleton Transcript.

“It is basic law in this country that students do not shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse door,” the letter stated.

ACLU of Delaware Executive Director Kathleen MacRae told the Transcript “the district cannot implement policies that are unconstitutional and violate the students’ civil rights.”

“We see this as a violation of the students’ first amendment rights,” she said.

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Today, Appoquinimink superintendent Matthew Burrows announced that the district is scrapping the proposed changes and sticking with its current policy for now.

“After listening to comments from our community and convening a committee with student, teacher, librarian, and administrative representation, we feel that we have policies and procedures in place that adequately address the needs of stakeholders,” Burrows said in a statement, according to Delaware Online.

Current school policy allows parents to challenge objectionable content and request alternative assignments for their children.

MacRae was thrilled to hear the proposed policy is dead.

“I think that’s good news,” she told Delaware Online. “I think the policies they have now respect the educational process and the constitutional rights of students.”

Appoquinimink Education Association President Vicki Caprinolo said teachers were also relieved by the decision.

“This would have placed a lot of extra work with teachers,” she told Delaware Online.

Appoquinimink High School student Rachel Wagner, who organized a student group in opposition to the proposed policy, told the Transcript she’s thankful for the ACLU’s involvement.

“I’m glad that there are adults out there protecting our rights to read,” Wagner said. “Students are rejoicing to know that this is important and that it matters.”