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ORLANDO, Fla. — A total of 673 books, from classics to bestsellers, have been removed from Orange County classrooms this year for fear they violate new state rules that ban
“This is yet another disastrous consequence of Florida’s disastrous education policies,” one free speech advocate said.
The bill would also require public and school libraries to have a diverse book collection.
A panel of administrators, teachers and parents says the novel can remain in middle and high school libraries.
“Every reader deserves to see themselves reflected in our literature,” Pressley said.