Hundreds of books pulled from Florida school libraries

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Florida schools pull more than 700 books from libraries for 2023-24 academic year
More than 700 books were removed from Florida school library shelves for the 2023-24 school year, according to the state Department of Education. The total is nearly two times the 400 books removed from Florida schools in the prior school year.
Florida education officials report hundreds of books pulled from school libraries
The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison. “Forever” by Judi Blume. “Slaughterhouse-Five” by Kurt Vonnegut. All have been pulled from the shelves of some Florida schools, according to the latest list compiled by the Florida Department of Education tallying books removed by local school districts.
From Angelou to Vonnegut, Florida schools pulled hundreds of books last year
Florida school districts have axed about 700 additional books from school libraries, according to a Florida Department of Education list of books removed across the state in the 2023-2024 school year.
Hundreds of books pulled from Florida schools listed in new DOE release. Here are the titles
In November, as required by state statute, the Florida Department of Education released a list of around 700 books that were "removed or discontinued" from public schools during the 2023-2024 school year by one of Florida's school boards in response to an objection raised by a parent of a student in the school district or a resident of the county where the school district is located.
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