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Orange County school board agrees to temporarily remove 13 titles after State Board calls them pornographic
Summary
After the Florida State Board of Education labeled a set of titles “pornographic,” Orange County Public Schools’ board gave the superintendent authority to temporarily remove 13 books from school shelves and post the action online while staff review policy and next steps.
At the June 10 meeting, the Orange County School Board signaled it would temporarily remove 13 book titles from school shelves after the Florida State Board of Education identified a longer list of titles it considered pornographic.
Superintendent Maria Vasquez asked the board for authority to take the books off shelves during the summer so staff could review the list and bring policy recommendations back to the board. “Allow the team to revisit our policy and then bring that back to the board,” Vasquez said, asking for a nod or consensus for a temporary action while staff work quickly to review the matter.
Board counsel John Pomerini told trustees that while the board has local control, the Florida Constitution gives the State Board of Education supervisory authority over…
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