Board debates book-challenge authority, schedules work session on review process
Nov 6, 2025
Board members debated whether the superintendent should have authority under Policy IJL to temporarily remove challenged library material and asked staff to schedule a work session to examine the district's book-challenge process.
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Orange County School Board members spent substantial time Nov. 6 debating the district's book-challenge policy and whether the superintendent should have authority to temporarily remove or initiate challenges to library materials. The discussion centered on Policy IJL and state processes for removing material identified as "pornographic," "harmful to minors" or "obscene."
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