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The Polk County School district has removed 16 books from all public schools and is now forming committees to determine whether the works should be banned permanently.
PCPS' review committee will take at least 14 weeks to determine if 16 books contain "pornographic" material.
Polk County Schools Superintendent Frederick Heid said the district will review 16 books that a stakeholder group, County Citizens Defending Freedom (CCDF), claims violate two Florida laws.
Polk County in Florida is the latest to be subject to banning of the critically acclaimed bestselling graphic novels from schools, part of a series of
Top officials from Polk County schools drove from school to school this week to physically remove 16 titles from library shelves after a conservative group complained they're pornographic.