Public Notice

The Nassau County School District’s Statutory Compliance Team will hold a public meeting onWednesday, January 28, 2026, to review the following library titles and determine their continued availability in school libraries.

The Statutory Compliance Team will review up to 20 of the listed titles at the meeting, as time permits.

Titles Under Review

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Hopeless: A Novel by Colleen Hoover

November 9 by Colleen Hoover

The Carnival at Bray by Jessie Ann Foley

The Freedom Writer's Diary by The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover

America by E. R. Frank

Boy Girl Boy by Ron Koertge

Brave New World: A Graphic Novel by Aldous Huxley

Bumped by Megan McCafferty

Chosen by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram

Dime by E. R. Frank

Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney

Friday by Robert Heinlein

Go Ask Alice by Anonymous/Beatrice Sparks

Grit by Gillian French

Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

Heroine by Mindy McGinnis

Parents/guardians and residents of Nassau County are invited to provide public comment on the appropriateness of the listed titles. Only the Statutory Compliance Team will speak during the meeting. Public input will be accepted exclusively through the online form, which may be accessed at the link below.

👉 Submit Public Comment Here

Public Comment Guidelines

This is a limited public forum dedicated solely to feedback on the identified books.

Comments may be submitted online until Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at 11:45 P.M.

Comments must relate directly to the listed title(s), their content, and your opinion on their suitability for the intended student age group.

Personal attacks against the challenger, school district officials, or any individual are not permitted.

Comments that do not meet these standards will not be considered by the Statutory Compliance Team.

Emma Love Hardee Elementary