{"id":183298,"date":"2025-08-28T23:13:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T23:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/183298\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T23:13:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T23:13:10","slug":"dcps-to-consider-creating-new-committee-reviewing-objections-to-books-in-schools-action-news-jax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/183298\/","title":{"rendered":"DCPS to consider creating new committee reviewing objections to books in schools \u2013 Action News Jax"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 The Duval County School Board wants to create a new committee<\/b><\/a> to review challenges to books on school shelves, but some parents worry it will lead to more book bans around the district and less power for them to share their concerns. <\/p>\n

One of those parents is Katie Hathaway, who\u2019s now a mom to her family\u2019s fifth generation of Fletcher High School students. Her past with the school district runs deep, but it\u2019s the future she\u2019s worried about. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re changing the rules and now pushing a policy that allows them to appoint members that potentially align with their own personal beliefs. So that\u2019s a concern to me,\u201d Hathaway said. <\/p>\n

The policy Hathaway referenced would change who handles complaints made against books on Duval County school shelves by creating a \u201cMaterial Review Committee.\u201d The policy says each school board member would pick one person to serve on the committee, either a parent or community member who lives in the board member\u2019s district. <\/p>\n

The policy cuts out the previous requirement for at least one librarian, one teacher, and one parent of a student to serve on the committee. It also does not include language in Florida law that says committees reviewing book challenges in school districts \u201cmust include parents of students who will have access to such materials.\u201d<\/b><\/a> <\/b><\/p>\n

School board member Melody Bolduc tells Action News Jax the new committee wouldn\u2019t operate outside of state law. <\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to be, as a board member and as a constitutional officer, doing anything that\u2019s in violation of the law of the state of Florida,\u201d said Bolduc, who represents District seven. <\/p>\n

Bolduc tells Action News Jax that, since she was elected by members of the community, whoever she would choose to serve on the community would represent them, rather than herself. She doesn\u2019t speak for the school board, but said she believes the new committee would give parents the voice they want. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think each board member is going to do their best to choose someone who reflects their community,\u201d said Bolduc. <\/p>\n

Action News Jax told you<\/b><\/a> back in April when the school board last voted to ban a book, after its book review committee had unanimously recommended keeping it on school shelves. <\/p>\n

The new committee would also only have the power to recommend removing or keeping books that receive challenges, rather than have the ability to restrict access themselves. <\/p>\n

The school board is expected to vote on whether or not to create this new committee during its meeting scheduled for next Tuesday. <\/p>\n

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