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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The person in charge of reviewing books for Duval County Schools is out of a job because of one of her reviews.
First Coast News received internal documents from the district that detail DiBias’s resignation as well as the comments that were made regarding the book “Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World.”
The book is intended for 5th graders, however, according to state guidelines, no chapter books with informational content about gender identity or sexual orientation can be housed in classroom libraries for 5th grade or younger.
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More information about the district’s review process as well as the state laws the district follows can be found here: https://dcps.duvalschools.org/review
Chapters 12 and 13 of “Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World” contain references to an adult lesbian couple and how one of the characters discovered her sexuality. DiBias recommended that the book be removed from all school shelves and part of her review stated:
As of March 10, the district said that DiBias’s future role with the district is yet to be determined, but added that her comments do not represent the standards the district has in place for reviewing elementary school classroom books.
