A school board member in Florida wants someone to be criminally prosecuted for allowing a young-adult memoir for Black queer boys on school library shelves.
Jill Woolbright, a member of the Flagler County School Board, filed a report with the county's sheriff's office last week claiming that having the book"All Boys Aren't Blue" by author George M. Johnson in the district's libraries is a crime, according to a copy of the sheriff's office report obtained by CNN.
"CNN has reached out to Massaro for comment. Students don't want 'censorship' in their schoolsAs the board held a meeting on Tuesday, at least a dozen students along a number of parents and community members held a protests outside the school district's offices.
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