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Parents and residents clash at Nassau County School Board over library books and review process
Summary
At an Oct. 24 Nassau County School Board meeting, parents and residents debated challenges to multiple library titles. A filer said four books violate Florida obscenity law and House Bill 1069; the district attorney confirmed those titles were removed during the review process. The meeting featured opposing testimony on parental rights, free access and district policies.
Ginger Brinkley, who filed a formal materials objection, urged the Nassau County School Board on Oct. 24 to remove four school-library titles she said contain "graphic ****** content" that violates Florida statute chapter 847 and to enforce House Bill 1069 (2023). "These books contain graphic ****** content that directly violates Florida statute chapter 847," Brinkley told the board during the public-comment portion of the meeting.
Brinkley asked the board to form a community review committee, require committee decisions within 30 days of an objection, and start notifying parents when students check out books with mature themes. She cited HB 1069 —s language and said the law requires removal when a passage cannot be read aloud at a public school board meeting.
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