LION – Local Integrity Oversight Network
April 27, 2026
Allen ISD responded this morning to our April 22 Open Demand Letter with an email that ultimately points everyone back to their public input form.
That is not leadership. That is not accountability.
LION has already flagged more than 200 titles on the proposed 818-book Lists (across Elementary, Middle School, Lowery Freshman Center, and Allen High School) that raise serious questions under 13 Texas Administrative Code §4.2, Texas Penal Code §43.24, and Allen ISD Board Policy EFA/EFA-R1.
The district’s own 30-day public review window ends May 3, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.
Here is what that deadline actually means for any single parent trying to do a responsible job:
- One parent would need 136 hours and 20 minutes just for an initial quick screening of all 818 proposed books — more than 17 full 8-hour workdays.
- After flagging roughly 200 books for closer review, gathering and reading professional and parent reviews would take another 167 hours.
- Writing detailed, spoiler-heavy content summaries for those 200 flagged titles would require 250 hours.
- Filing formal complaints for the contested books would add another 20 hours.
Total realistic time for one dedicated parent: 550 to 650 hours — the equivalent of 3.5 to 4 months of full-time work.
Even at a part-time pace of 20 hours per week (evenings and weekends), this process would take 6.5 to 8 months.
The current timeline makes meaningful parental review structurally impossible. The statutory public-input process required by SB 13 is being rendered illusory.
LION has already sent a formal reply today (April 27) reiterating our demand: immediate postponement of all purchases for a minimum of 90 days. This extension is necessary so the Local School Library Advisory Council (LSLAC) can fulfill its legal duty to review the flagged titles for age-appropriateness and suitability — and so parents can actually participate as the law intends.
Your Action Is Needed Today
The public input period closes in less than one week.
- Go directly to the Allen ISD Public Input Form: https://forms.gle/rZQmwmTJsuKJQt7q6
- Use the ready-to-copy talking points on our Allen ISD Action Item page.
- Forward this article to every Allen ISD parent, grandparent, and taxpayer you know. If you pay state taxes anywhere in Texas, you fund Allen ISD.
Sign the Open Demand Letter (still collecting signatures): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe76Yy-4fbvLQ6Nszq1i9EGJXDtPj2TvJ5fqnR78txJWnrAag/viewform?usp=header
LION stands ready to provide LSLAC with our complete flagged list and detailed summaries for the highest-priority titles. We will continue to monitor this process and hold the district accountable.
Do the right thing. Tell the truth. Be bold.
