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‘This Is Not a Book Ban’: Cobb Superintendent Explains Controversial Decision to Remove Novel
The district said the novel’s sexual assault and incest scenes made it inappropriate for students in grades 6 through 12.
- On Thursday, Cobb County Schools Superintendent Chris Ragsdale announced the removal of Toni Morrison's novel "The Bluest Eye" from school media centers, citing sexually explicit material inappropriate for students in sixth through 12th grades.
- During the meeting, Ragsdale read a graphic passage aloud to justify the removal, arguing he is responsible for 100,000 students and that parents should manage explicit content at home.
- Nan Brown of the Georgia Library Media Association stated the district appears to have bypassed a 2022 law requiring guardian complaints and a formal review process for book removals.
- District officials confirmed 36 other books were previously pulled under similar standards, making "The Bluest Eye" the 37th removal from Cobb County libraries.
- While "The Bluest Eye" has won critical acclaim, it faced repeated challenges nationwide, and district officials indicated the review process remains ongoing for materials deemed sexually explicit.
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Georgia’s second-largest school district is once again at the center of a political controversy over the appropriateness of school materials. Cobb County Schools Superintendent Chris Ragsdale announced the district is removing copies of Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye” from school library shelves. The novel tells the tragic story of a young Black […]
Cobb super defends decision to remove Toni Morrison novel from school libraries
Cobb Schools Superintendent Chris Ragsdale defended the district’s decision to remove an award-winning novel by Toni Morrison from school libraries during a Thursday evening school board meeting.
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