On January 13, 2026, the Wylie Independent School District Literature Review Committee approved Toni Morrison’s novel Song of Solomon for use as required reading in AP English Literature and Composition at Wylie East High School. Wylie ISD serves approximately 19,000 students in Collin, Dallas, and Rockwall Counties.

The Literature Review Committee (LRC) is the district body that reviews and approves supplemental literary texts for classroom use under Wylie ISD Board Policy EFA(LOCAL). Under the district’s own LRC Guidelines, the committee operates with a 75% quorum and a 2/3 vote requirement.

The approval is documented on the district’s own AP Literature Request and Justification form for Song of Solomon, signed January 13, 2026 by Steven Parker (Requestor, Wylie East AP Literature teacher) and Sharyn Vernon (Campus LRC Member). The form records the date and the outcome — “Approved for: Whole Group” — but does not record a vote tally or attendance roster.

The approval occurred approximately four months after Texas Senate Bill 412 took effect on September 1, 2025, repealing the educator affirmative defense formerly available under Texas Penal Code §43.24.

Sources: Wylie ISD AP Literature Request and Justification form for Song of Solomon (WYLIEISD-PIA-001 production); Wylie ISD Literature Review Committee Guidelines (WYLIEISD-PIA-003 production).

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