Requires schools to adopt school policies governing materials that are obscene or harmful to minors

HB 462 requires Missouri public schools and charter schools to adopt policies enabling parents to report materials they deem obscene or harmful to minors. Schools must remove reported materials for 30 days while the school board reviews them to decide if they should be permanently removed or returned. Schools must annually report permanently removed materials to the state education department, and failure to comply may result in withheld state funding. The bill applies directly to school libraries, instructional materials, and school board decision-making processes.