The total net cost of the proposal is $1,324,099, which includes two vehicles, uniforms, body armor, weapons and radios and that money is already included in the budget.
This issue first arose at the March 6 school board meeting at which Saylor attempted to fast-track a new policy making it easier to challenge books available to students in the district. That attempt failed in a 4-4 vote.
Two attempts to delay the decision for one month so board members can obtain more information both failed on 4-4 votes. Board Vice President Kim Mares was absent from the meeting.
The proposal under consideration by the Perkiomen Valley School Board mirrors the controversial policy adopted last year by the Central Bucks School District.
In 18 years, taken together, the titles being challenged have been accessed by students a total of 134 times. The annual attendance at Perkiomen Valley High School is just under 1,800 students, meaning the titles in question have been accessed by less than half a percent of all the students who have attended the school in the last 18 years.