Hillsborough County Superintendent Ordered to Meet with State Officials over Handling of Removing Library Books

Hillsborough Schools Superintendent discusses book reviews with State Board of Education

The Hillsborough County Schools Superintendent was grilled in front of the State Board of Education in Miami on Wednesday, stemming from a back-and-forth over books.I can assure you that our process moving forward will be tightened up to ensure that this does not happen again, said Superintendent Van Ayres.In May, the Education Commissioner sent a letter to Ayres over inappropriate materials available to students in district libraries.Then, the …

Hillsborough superintendent facing library book questions

Hillsborough County Schools Superintendent Van Ayres will be answering questions Wednesday from the State Board of Education.

Superintendent faces state board over Hillsborough book removals amid backlash at home

Hillsborough County Superintendent Van Ayres is expected to speak before the Florida Board of Education on Wednesday in Miami, defending his district’s decision to temporarily remove hundreds of books from school libraries.

Hillsborough County superintendent ordered to meet with state officials over handling of removing library books

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- Hillsborough County Public School Superintendent Van Ayres will meet with state leaders Wednesday to discuss removing certain library books. This comes after Ayres was criticized for his handling of the situation during a school board meeting Monday night. In a recent letter sent to the district, the Florida attorney general demanded that Hillsborough County Schools pull several books immediately, calling them "patently por…

Hillsborough superintendent faces backlash from board, public over book bans at heated school board meeting

Hillsborough County Superintendent Van Ayres faced fierce backlash from the school board at Monday night’s meeting. It’s because of how he handled the controversial decision to pull 600 books from school libraries.  Hillsborough County School Superintendent Van Ayres received a letter from the State Attorney General asking for a handful of books to be removed that the AG claimed were “unquestionably pornographic.”  A response from the school boa…

Hillsborough school board grills superintendent over book removals

Van Ayres’ decision to pull 600 books from library shelves could cost the district $500,000, one board member said.