A conservative political group in Florida complained that 16 books in public schools’ libraries contain pornographic material harmful to children.
Highlights
- Conservative group trying to ban 16 books from Polk Schools, calling them pornographic.
- Polk County Public Schools Regional Assistant Superintendent John Hill and several of his colleagues gathered 16 books out of media centers Tuesday morning.
- County Citizens Defending Freedom, a conservative political group, complained to Superintendent Frederick Heid that the novels, graphic novels, autobiographies, and sex education books contain pornographic material harmful to children.
- Heid sent an email Monday evening to middle and high school principals and media center librarians, stating that a “stakeholder group” is alleging that the books may be in violation of Florida Statute 847.012.
- The district is following a longstanding protocol when a book is challenged by a parent or community member.