KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—A Florida Department of Education report said Clay County Public Schools led the state in the number of books removed from library shelves.
The Green Cove Springs-based school district removed 177 volumes from the shelves, followed by Martin County with 98 and Manatee County with 25.
A district spokesperson said 94% of all objections to books in Clay schools’ libraries have come from one person: Bruce Friedman, the president of No Left Turn in Education.
In July, Friedman gained national notoriety when he attempted to read a portion of a book available for checkout at Fleming Island High School, and district officials cut off his microphone, claiming the material was pornographic.
Friedman later said the district’s action against him was an admission that inappropriate material was being made available to students.
