Recommendations From Reconsideration Committee Released

It calls for one book to be removed from FCPS libraries.Frederick, Md (KM) The Reconsideration Committee set up by the Frederick County Public School System to review 35 books that three citizens requested be removed has released its final report.The panel determined that 31 of those books should remain on school library shelves. They are:A Court of Spark and Starlight by Sarah MaasA Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah MilesA Court of Silver Flames by Sarah MilesA Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah MilesA Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah MilesAll Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. JohnsonBreathless by Jennifer NivenConfess by Colleen HooverDamsel by Elana K. ArnoldForever by Judy BlumeForever For a Year by B.T. GoffredI Never by Laura HopperInfandous by Elana ArnoldIt’s Perfectly Normal Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex and Sexual Health by Robie HarrisJack of Hearts (And Other Parts) by L. C. RosenJesus Land: A Memoir by Julie SheeresKingdom of Ash by Sarah MaasLawn Boy by Jonathan EvisonLet’s Talk About It by Erika MoonLiving Dead Girl by Elizabeth ScottMilk and Honey by Rupi KaurMy Friend Dahmer by Derf BackderfNormal People: A Novel by Sally RooneyPeople Kill People by Ellen HopkinsPush by SapphireS.E.X. The All-You-Need-To-Know Sexuality Guide to Get You Through Your Teens and Twenties by Heather CorinnaSlaughterhouse Five by Kurt VonnegutSold by Patricia McCormickTricks by Ellen Hopkins.Deogratis:  A Tale of Rwanda by J.P StassenTwo books are recommended for removal from middle school libraries, but can remain in high school libraries. They are “Crank” by Ellen Hopkins and :”Empire of Storms” by Sarah Maas.The Committee recommended that “Triangles: A Novel” by Ellen Hopkins be removed from circulation in Frederick County Public Schools The panel’s report said that the sexual scenes or problems faced by adults in this novel were not age-appropriate for high school students. One book entitled “Lucky” by Alice Sebold was removed because it was determined to be “factually inaccurate.”The School System says Superintendent Doctor Cheryl Dyson concurs with the Committee recommendations, and each of the three complainants were notified of the Committee’s recommendations.”Based on the Superintendent’s concurrence, any books that were deemed to remain in circulation will,” says Dr. Kevin Cuppett, the School System’s Chief Academic Officer.   “We would certainly go to the middle schools and remove the books from circulation that are no longer recommended at the middle school level, and we would remove the one from high school circulation that the committee felt should come out.”Three citizens who filed the complaint were Cindy Rose, Maria Vignola and Nancy Allen.  They  can appeal the committee’s decision to the Board of Education.Dr Cuppett says the School System is looking at installing a module so that parents can make a list of books they don’t want their children to check out of their school libraries.By Kevin McManus