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SJC school board considers banning 4 new books. What do you think?

Books, including one on Harriet Tubman, are displayed in the library at Ibn Khaldoun, a private Muslim school, in Marseille, southern France, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole) (Daniel Cole, Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Book bans have been a controversial topic affecting school boards across Northeast Florida and other regions.

The St. Johns County School District is considering banning four books from its school library materials.

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Do you think these books should be removed from the classroom? Why or why not? Share below.

The district will have a public hearing on the proposed book ban at Tuesday’s, May 28, meeting.

The St. Johns County School Board will have a public hearing to reconsider whether their books should be banned.


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Ariel Schiller joined the News4Jax team as an evening reporter in September of 2023. She comes to Jacksonville from Tallahassee where she worked at ABC27 as a Weekend Anchor/Reporter for 10 months.

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