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Polk panelists approve 2 more books on list of 16 that were challenged

By wide margins, book review committees approved It s Perfectly Normal and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close for high schools and middle schools.

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PEN America mentions Polk in national report on book banning

PEN America issued a report Thursday, decrying the movements PEN leaders say “threaten free expression and students’ First Amendment rights.”

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Polk school panels approve Beloved, Nineteen Minutes for high schools

Fifteen committee members voted to keep “Beloved” and 14 members of another committee voted to keep “Nineteen Minutes” on high school library shelves.

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UPDATE: No Threat at Davenport School of The Arts

On Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 8:06 a.m., the Polk County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call regarding two men armed with firearms near a school. Deputies responded and determined that there was no threat to students or staff at the Davenport School of the Arts (4751 County Road 547,…

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Banned books in Polk schools: Groups begin reviewing 16 controversial titles

Banned books in Polk schools: Groups begin reviewing 16 controversial titles
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