The Clyde-Savannah School Board last night voted 6-to-2 to place five books back on the library shelves.
The books, that include sexually explicit material, were removed from the junior and senior high school libraries after Jacob Marchitell, the pastor of Christ Community Church, raised concerns about the books, so the school board voted last month to remove the books.
Two school staff members who disagreed with the books being removed filed an appeal with the state education department to intervene.
The books are: “People Kill People,” “It Ends With Us,” “All Boys Aren’t Blue,” “Jesus Land: A Memoir,” and “Red Hood”
Marchitell says the books are not appropriate for young readers and went as far as to characterize them as “pornographic.”
‼️Coming up at a 11‼️Things got heated at the school board meeting at Clyde Savannah Central School District. Hundreds packed the gym to hear the boards vote on whether to keep certain books off the library shelves or place them back on the shelves. @news10nbc pic.twitter.com/iGBMOBYGDa
— Marsha Augustin (@MarshaA_TV) September 14, 2023
The Clyde-Savannah school board reversed its earlier decision and voted to reinstate five books to the library — angering some and pleasing others. https://t.co/dSucY7xrdP
— News10NBC (@news10nbc) September 14, 2023
