Naydeli Laffita is a senior at Leto High School and a part of the LGBTQ community. “Our job is to make sure we protect children and to educate children, and at the same token, make certain that age-appropriate material is in front of them every single day, and that’s what we’re continuing to do in Hillsborough County,' said Superintendent Addison Davis. On Tuesday, Hillsborough school board members ultimately voted to remove the book from all middle schools in Hillsborough County. 'Every step of the way, the author has gone into great detail to make sure that they're trying to make safe any information that our students might stumble upon without any prior knowledge to it,' said Jessica Vaughn, a school board member. 'And yet this in now in a library with 11 and 12 and 13 and maybe some 14-year-olds.' 'Even on our own website, it says it's for grades 10 to 12,' said school board member Stacy Hahn. After another appeal, the school board was tasked with giving final input. She was one of the parents who filed a request with the school district to challenge it.Ī school-based committee decided to keep the book in the school's library, and after an appeal, a district-level committee upheld that decision. Some parents, like Gebhards, have taken issue with the book. It stated it’s a candid, funny, and uncensored exploration of sexuality and what it’s like to grow up LGBTQIA+.Ĭhapters in the book include “Coming Out” and “The Ins and Outs of Gay Sex.”

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