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Duval school attorneys warn book‑challenge policy needs structural changes amid appeal of HB 1069 ruling
Summary
General counsel told the Duval County School District policy committee that a federal judge struck down parts of House Bill 1069; she urged clearer separation between instructional‑material challenges (statute‑driven, hearing officer) and library/classroom materials. The committee agreed to send the draft to the full board in January and continue edits afterward.
Chair Joyce opened the policy handbook review meeting and turned the first item over to staff for a proposed revision of policy 4.30 on challenged materials. General counsel Miss Spillings told the committee a federal judge in the Middle District had struck down parts of House Bill 1069 that affect the book‑challenge process and that the state has appealed to the Eleventh Circuit, with briefs due Dec. 12.
"That case," Spillings said, "the state has now appealed. They appealed it, I think, in mid September. There are briefs due. The state's brief, Volusia County District school district, and Orange County School…
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