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Fairfax County Public Schools will allow two challenged LGBTQ books back in high school libraries

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Lawn Boy, by Jonathan Evison, and Gender Queer: A Memoir, by Maia Kobabe, were yanked from the shelves of high school libraries in the district after parents filed complaints alleging that the books contained sexually explicit content and were inappropriate for minors to read, and that they contained scenes involving pedophilia.

Under an existing FCPS regulation, upon receiving a formal complaint about a book, two committees, comprised of parents, librarians, school administrators, and students over the age of 18, were formed to determine whether the two books were suitable (as optional independent reading material, not part of any curriculum) for high school students.Following lengthy discussions on the merits and concerns of the book as a.

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