Hillsborough County schools face state pressure over books under review

The meeting follows a letter from Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier demanding the "immediate removal" of what he called "patently pornographic" books from school libraries.

In response, the school district has launched a new review of potentially hundreds of titles, a process that could cost up to $500,000, according to board members.

No official vote was taken at Monday night’s school board meeting, but emotions ran high as members and parents debated the direction of the district’s approach to book removals.

What they're saying:

Parents in favor of the ban said the action by state officials have been a long time coming.

"It's just been a complete failure to protect kids. So that's what we've been fighting," said one Moms for Liberty parent. "I’ve been to probably 35 meetings and there has been zero progress in Hillsborough County."

Another parent said, "Hopefully now, our state education commissioner will hold them accountable and let them explain why they haven't been following the laws."

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