ORLANDO, Fla. -- Orange County, Florida, Public Schools removed one book from school libraries this fall because of a parent’s complaint about sexually explicit content and three others face reviews, including a memoir by a gay Black author already ousted from school libraries in Florida and several other states.
Books in seven other Florida school districts faced challenges in recent months and a bill advancing in the Legislature would allow more public scrutiny of what books are kept in school libraries.
In Indian River County, a chapter of Moms for Liberty — a conservative group challenging books across the country — said on its Facebook page it targeted more than 150 books for removal, mostly for explicit sexual content. Among the list is “Beloved” by Toni Morrison, winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
