Central Florida CNN —Now that books are being banned and disappearing from school libraries, students and parents are showing up to school board meetings in Florida to argue for access to books that take on difficult subjects.
Some school board lawyers are confused by the rules, and and those arguing for access have few ways to fight back.
According to a PEN America study, more than 40% of book bans nationwide last school year happened in school districts in Florida.
But for the spectacle to matter, a school board member had to declare the words were inappropriate for the crowd who came to hear them.
… They should stay in the libraries.”Jacob Smith, who said he graduated from a county school in 2017, also addressed the board.
Persons:
” Trixie Meckley, she’d, ” she’d, Riley Kellogg, “, ” Kellogg, they’d, Merrick Brunker, Matt, Jodi Picoult, Josie, ”, Michael Marsh, Brunker, Kellogg, ” Jacob Smith, “ I’m, ” Smith, Jenifer Kelly, ” Jenifer Kelly, It’s, Mike, Liberty, ” Marsh, ‘, “ We’ve, Julie Miller, it’s, Liberty ”, ” Miller
Organizations:
Central, Central Florida CNN, Liberty, “, CNN, Google, PEN, HB, Liberty ”, Clay County Schools
Locations:
Central Florida, Florida, DeLand ,, PEN America, Orlando, Seminole County, River County, Volusia County, Seminole, Liberty “, Clay County, Clay