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School board upholds district panel on two challenged titles, restricting one by grade
Summary
After hearing public comment and a legal briefing, the Orange County School Board voted to uphold the District Literacy Council’s recommendations to retain two challenged library titles, restricting one to grades 11–12 and the other to grades 9–12.
The Orange County School Board on Monday reviewed two public challenges to library materials and upheld the District Literacy Council’s recommendations to retain both titles, with one restriction by grade level.
General Counsel John Palmerini opened the item by explaining the process under Florida law (statute 1006.28) and district policy IJL, which requires the district to forward objections alleging pornographic or prohibited content to the District Literacy Council and to remove the material from shelves during the review. The council made separate recommendations after review: it voted to retain And They Live (by Steven Salvatore, as cited in the review minutes) but restrict access to grades 11 and 12; for Last Night at the Telegraph Club (by Malinda Lo), the council voted to retain the book…
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