Six more books have been removed from Cobb County Schools because, according to the superintendent, they “contain sexually explicit or graphic content inappropriate for children.”
Cobb County Schools Superintendent Chris Ragsdale announced the removal of the books during a Board of Education meeting on Thursday.
Channel 2 Action News reported on the last instance of removals, when six other titles were removed on Sept. 19 , taking another set of six books out of libraries at Cobb County schools.
During Thursday’s board meeting, Ragsdale said he was simply doing as directed.
“Once again, as you have directed me to do previously, I am informing the Board that we are withdrawing six more books from general circulation in our District’s media centers. After review, it has been determined these books contain sexually explicit and graphic content unsuitable for children to access in public schools,” he said.
Additionally, Ragsdale referred to criticism of the removals as political in nature while associating it, in part, with the coming presidential election.