Madison County school officials placed more than 20 books in restricted circulation last week following complaints from parents about their contents, which will be reviewed by a team of educators to make recommendations to district leaders.
Students must have parental permission to check out one of the restricted books in the district’s elementary, middle, and high school libraries. A team of educators will review the challenged books for “mature content” and make recommendations to district leaders, said Gene Wright, director of communications for Madison County Schools. “These books may contain content that requires more mature thinking to appropriately process in the context of the literature.
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