"The settlement is a watershed moment in the ongoing battle against book censorship in our country," Lauren Zimmerman, a Selendy Gay attorney representing plaintiffs in the lawsuit, told the newspaper. "Students once again have access to books from well-known and highly-lauded authors representing a broad range of viewpoints and ideas."
The settlement addresses 36 books taken off shelves after a law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis opened districts up to public challenges of materials available in school libraries. A total of 36 books were pulled by Nassau County schools.
All the books were deemed by libraries as "challenged." The settlement makes clear Tango contains no obscene content and is appropriate for all ages of readers.
The settlement calls for another 22 challenged books to return to library shelves by Sept. 13, and another 12 books to be made available in a special section that can be accessed by students older than 18 or those with parental consent to read the material.
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