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Notices of Review Committee Meetings
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By Policy and state law, if a resident of the county objects or a parent objects to the use of the material with other children besides their own child, the complainant must file the objections in writing via the district-approved Objection to Instructional and/or Media Material form (form 2-3185).
Below are the Committee meetings scheduled for the review of objected materials in Pinellas County Schools. Meetings are open to the public.
Past Meetings
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Material(s) Named in Objection: The Artivist by Nikkolas Smith
Location: Pinellas County Schools Administration Building (301 Fourth St. SW, Largo 33770)
Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Time: 5:00 pm
Report: PCS Instructional Material Review Committee Report- The Artivist by Nikkolas Smith
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Materials Named in Objection: Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
Location: Pinellas County Schools Administration Building (301 Fourth St. SW, Largo 33770)
Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Time: 5:00 pm
Report: PCS Instructional Materials Review Committee Final Report - Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palaniuk
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Materials Named in Objection: The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Location: Pinellas County Schools Administration Building (301 Fourth St. SW, Largo 33770)
Date: Thursday, December 14, 2023
Time: 5:00 pm
Report: PCS Instructional Materials Review Committee Meeting Report- The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
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Materials Named in Objection: Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff
School: Ponce de Leon Elementary School (1301 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Clearwater, FL 33756)
Date: Friday, May 26, 2023
Time: 9:00 am
Report: Ponce de Leon ES - School Based Instructional Materials Review Committee Final Report
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Materials Named in Objection: Eleanor by Barbara Cooney
School: Mildred Helms Elementary School (561 S. Clearwater-Largo Rd. Largo, FL 33770-3294)
Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Time: 4:00 pm
Report: Mildred Helms ES - School Based Instructional Materials Review Committee Final Reports
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Materials Named in Objection:
- Jesus: His Life in Verse by Gennady Spirin
- The Light of the World: the Life of Jesus for Children by Katherine Patterson
- Four Famished Foxes and Fosdyke by Pamela Duncan
School: Blanton Elementary School (6400 54th Ave. N St. Petersburg, FL 33709)
Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Time: 3:45 pm
Report: Blanton ES - School Based Instructional Materials Review Committee Final Reports
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Material Named in Objection: Ruby Bridges (1998 movie)
School: North Shore Elementary School (200 35th Ave. NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33704)
Date: Monday, April 3, 2023
Time: 4:30 pm
Public Parking: Lot off of 1st Street
Report: North Shore ES - School Based Instructional Materials Review Committee Final Reports
