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Florida education commissioner calls for broader school book reviews, singles out Hillsborough County

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Florida's education commissioner is calling for a more aggressive review of books available to public school students, arguing districts should identify potentially inappropriate material themselves instead of waiting for parents to find it.

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WFLA
Hillsborough County schools called out in FDOE letter about inappropriate books (opens WFLA)
Published Sep 24, 2026
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A letter was sent out to Florida district schools on Thursday condemning some reading material available in libraries and classrooms, calling them "insufficient" with state law.
FOX 13 Tampa
Florida education commissioner calls for broader school book reviews, singles out Hillsborough County (opens FOX 13 Tampa)
Published Sep 25, 2026
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Florida's education commissioner is calling for a more aggressive review of books available to public school students, arguing districts should identify potentially inappropriate material themselves instead of waiting for parents to find it.
Tampa Bay Times
After state demands, Hillsborough pulls more books from school shelves (opens Tampa Bay Times)
Published Sep 25, 2026
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Hillsborough County schools are again culling books from their shelves after Florida’s new education commissioner on Wednesday renewed calls to purge books deemed inappropriate. Hillsborough was specifically highlighted in Education Commissioner Henry Mack’s seven-page memo calling for a 90-day, nin…