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Notices of Review Committee Meetings
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.
Notices of Review Committee Past Meetings
Materials Named in Objection: Out of the Blue by Robert Tregoning
Location: Pinellas County Schools Administration Building (301 Fourth St. SW, Largo 33770)
Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Time: 5:00 pm
Report: PCS Instructional Material Review Committee Report – Out of the Blue by Robert Tregoning
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
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
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
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
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
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
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