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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. 鈥?Regan Miller and Stephanie Cox both have two kids in Pinellas County schools.Both said its wrong for the district to ban books. The latest example is The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. You have the right to restrict your childs ability to read that stanley cup material. You can go in and certainly say that your child cannot read that. But what my problem is is you are restricting my childs abilit stanley thermos y to read that book and understand someone elses life experience, said Miller.Removing The Bluest Eye from schools comes after a complaint from a parent at Palm Harbor University High.She told ABC Action News she felt the material was inappropriate and is glad the district took her concerns seriously.The district has now reviewed 94 books since the summer and removed 11 of them from classrooms and school libraries. Im concerned because I have kids that are about to hit high school, and I want them to be competitive when they apply for college, and we are looking at classes like AP and like IB. And I know that students might need challenging books, said Cox.These latest issues have come up since the governor signed new guidelines into law updating the procedures for approving materials in schools.Those guidelines include banning content deemed pornographic stanley quencher or inappropriate for the grade level.A certified media specialist at each school is in charge of approving the books.At last nights Pinellas County school board meeting, board member Stephanie Meyer said she supports b Uuje New UK leader is approved by Queen, called monarchy disgraceful
TAMPA, Fla. -- An inmate who was released from jail due to coronavirus concerns is now back behind bars after he was charged in connection to a murder in Tampa.Back on March 13, 26-year-old Joseph Williams was taken to Hillsborough County jail for a third-degree felony drug charge. Just days after he was taken into custody, Williams and more than 100 other inmates were released from jail until trial on March 19 following the issuance of Administrative Order 2020-018, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff s Office. The inmates were rel stanley becher eased in an effort to lower the risk of spreading the virus in the cells and detention facilities, deputies explained in a press release.On Tuesday, April 14, deputies arrested Williams in connection to a Mar. 20 homicide that happened in the 8000th block of Ash Avenue in Tampa. Williams was brought back to jail and is facing a second-degree murder charge, in addition to resisting an officer with violenc stanley taza e, felony possession of a firearm, possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia.Deputies said Williams arrest history includes more than 30 charges. stanley thermosflasche There is no question Joseph Williams took advantage of this health emergency to commit crimes while he was out of jail awaiting resolution of a low-level, non-violent offense, said Hillsborough Sheriff Chad Chronister in a press release. As a result, I call on the State Attorney to prosecute this defendant to the fullest extent of the law. Every murder, every violent crime, es |
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