I'M JESSICA VAUGHN, CHAIR OF THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. I WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE SERVE MORE THAN 200,000 STUDENTS, INCLUDING CHILDREN STARTING WITH OUR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM AND CONTINUING WITH ADULTS THROUGH OUR WORKFORCE PROGRAMS. I'M KAREN PEREZ, THE SCHOOL BOARD'S VICE-CHAIR. OUR DISTRICT IS THE 7th LARGEST IN AMERICA AND OUR TEAM IS MADE UP OF 24,000 PEOPLE WORKING AT CLOSE TO 250 SITES ACROSS THE COUNTY. OUR DISTRICT IS DIVERSE AND DEDICATED. OUR BOARD MEETINGS ARE HELD IN OUR BOARD AUDITORIUM ON SELECT TUESDAYS AT 4 P.M. THE BEST WAY TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY IS TO INVOLVE YOU, THE PUBLIC, IN WHAT WE DO. YOU ARE WELCOME TO MEET OR E-MAIL ANY OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND FOLLOW OUR DISTRICT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS ARE COVERED LIVE BY HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOLS TV ON SPECTRUM 635, AND FRONTIER CHANNEL 32.
MEETINGS ARE ALSO STREAMED LIVE ON OUR WEBSITE AT HillsboroughSchools.org. CLOSED CAPTIONING IS PROVIDED ON ALL BROADCASTS AND PAST MEETINGS ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR ONLINE ARCHIVE. WE ARE INTERESTED IN WHAT THE PUBLIC HAS TO SAY. WE'LL INCLUDE TIME FOR AUDIENCE COMMENTS BEFORE WE ADDRESS OUR BUSINESS ITEMS. OUR AGENDA AND ANY SUPPORTING MATERIAL CAN BE VIEWED ONLINE IN ADVANCE. THEY ARE POSTED SEVEN DAYS BEFORE EACH MEETING ON OUR WEBSITE AT HillsboroughSchools.org. OUR VISION IS PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE, AND THAT MEANS ALL STUDENTS, EVERY DAY. TODOS LOS ESTUDIANTES, TODOS LOS DIAS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN EDUCATION. WITH YOUR HELP, WE ARE MAKING DECISIONS THAT SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE. Jessica Vaughn: JUNE 2, 2025 MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER.
MEMBER COMBS WILL LEAD US IN A MOMENT OF REFLECTION FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THANK YOU. PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF REFLECTION. [MOMENT OF REFLECTION] THANK YOU.
NOW PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU, MEMBER COMBS. WE HAVE TWO WITHDRAWN ITEMS TODAY. 2.02 AND OUR LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AND TAMPA BAY WORKFORCE ALLIANCE AND 2.03, INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF, TAMPA BAY WORK FORCE ALLIANCE. I NOW NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO ADOPT THE AGENDA.
MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND SECOND BY MEMBER COMBS. ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT EXCEPT FOR DR.
HAHN AND MEMBER PEREZ. WE HAVE FOUR SETS OF MINUTES TO BE APPROVED TODAY. APRIL 29, 2025, SCHOOL BOARD WORKSHOP, MAY 6, 2025, SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. MAY 12, 2025, SCHOOL BOARD WORKSHOP AND MAY 13, 2025, SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MEETING. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON AND A SECOND BY MEMBER RENDON. ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. BOARD MEMBERS, I'D LIKE TO GO OVER THE FORMAT OF TODAY'S MEETING. AS A REMINDER, WE ARE A NONPARTISAN BOARD WHO BELIEVE ALL CHILDREN CAN BE EMPOWERED TO LEARN AND TO SUCCEED AND OUR DECISIONS WILL BE MADE WITH THAT UNDERSTANDING. TO PAVE THE WAY FOR EFFICIENT AGENDA STATEMENTS AND QUESTIONS, BOARD MEMBERS WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK WITH 30 SECONDS FOR FINAL THOUGHTS. AFTERWARDS, THE SUPERINTENDENT CAN RESPOND, AND IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS, YOU'RE ASKED TO GET BACK IN THE QUEUE.
MEMBER COMBS WILL NOW READ THE BOARD GUIDELINES. Nadia Combs: AS WE BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON'S MEETING, PLEASE ALLOW ME TO QUICKLY REVIEW THE FORMAT OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES. THERE ARE SPEAKERS IN THE ROOM BEHIND ME THAT ALLOW BOARD MEMBERS TO HEAR THE MEETING UPON STEPPING AWAY FROM THE DAIS. THIS MEETING CAN BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING ON LIVE WEBCASTS, ON CABLE TV, AND ON VIDEO MONITORS HERE IN THE AUDITORIUM. IT ALSO CAN BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING IN ONLINE VIDEO ARCHIVE. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR TIME CERTAIN AT 5:01. WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AND AT 6 P.M., WE HAVE EMPLOYEE AND STUDENT INPUT. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO RECOGNITIONS. A 101, RECOGNITION OF THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS BEST KREWE AWARD. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL UP ANN MARIE COURTNEY, DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIP, ENGAGEMENT, PHILANTHROPY, AND OUTREACH.
GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT, CABINET MEMBERS AND GUESTS. THE BUCS BEST KREWE PROGRAM SUPPORTED BY OUR AMAZING PARTNER THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS RECOGNIZES STANDOUT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND SUPPORT STAFF FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE, OVERALL IMPACT ON STUDENTS, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM. WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE BRIAN FORD, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS, HERE TONIGHT TO ANNOUNCE THIS MONTH'S AWARD RECIPIENT. AS YOU WELL KNOW, TRAFFIC IN TAMPA IS A LITTLE BIT THICK, AND HE IS COMING IN THE DOOR RIGHT BEHIND ME. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. HOW ARE YOU? HOW IS EVERYBODY DOING THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR? YES. THANK YOU. ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL YEAR. HOW ABOUT THAT? WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. I'M BRIAN FORD. AND I AM JUST EXCITED TO BE HERE TO ANNOUNCE OUR FINAL WINNERS OF THE BUCCANEERS BEST KREWE. THEN WE'LL GO IN AND IN THE AUGUST MEETING WE'LL ANNOUNCE THE GRAND WINNER.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE HAVE A LOT OF EXAMPLES TO SHOW WHAT THIS PROGRAM HAS DONE OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST YEAR THAT WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING UP. WITH THAT SAID, I APOLOGIZE JUST WALKING IN, OUR FIRST AWARD RECIPIENT IS MR. JAKE RUSSELL, THE PRINCIPAL AT CHAMBERLAIN HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAVE A LITTLE GAME BALL. IN READING OVER -- CATCH THE BALL. IN READING MR. RUSSELL'S FEEDBACK FROM HIS PEERS, HIS STUDENT BODY, THE FAMILIES OF THE STUDENTS, IT'S QUITE EVIDENT THAT HE ABSOLUTELY REPRESENTS EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE STRIVING TO BRING ABOUT IN THE RECOGNITION FOR BEING A BUCS BEST KREWE MEMBER. HE'S BEEN A HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL FOR 20 YEARS, THE AMOUNT OF SERVICE ALONE WOULD MERIT AWARDS AND RECOGNITION, BUT MR. RUSSELL HAS DONE SO MUCH MORE THAN SERVE AS A PRINCIPAL. HE LED FOR OVER A DECADE AT SICKLES HIGH SCHOOL ALONG WITH HIS TEACHERS, STAFF, ADMINISTRATORS EARNED AN "A" SCHOOL GRADE, WHICH IS REMARKABLE FOR ALL THOSE CONTINUOUS YEARS.
HE WAS A PRESENCE ON CAMPUS AT EVENTS AND IN THE COMMUNITY AND WAS RESPECTED AND LOVED BY THE SICKLES FAMILY. ALMOST A DECADE AGO, HE ACCEPTED THE CHALLENGE OF MOVING TO CHAMBERLAIN HIGH SCHOOL AS THEIR PRINCIPAL. AT THAT TIME, CHAMBERLAIN HAD BEEN A "D" FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS. VERY FIRST YEAR AS THEY IMPROVED TO OVER 140 POINTS AND THEY MAINTAINED A "C" GRADE EVERY YEAR SINCE. MR. RUSSELL AND HIS TEAM HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO IMPROVE THE SCHOOL, INCREASE COMMUNITY AND ALUMNI INVOLVEMENT AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS. HE IS A MEN TORE TO MANY CURRENT PRINCIPALS AND SEVERAL FORMER ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS HAVE GONE ON TO BECOME HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS THROUGHOUT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. MR. RUSSELL SPENT HIS ENTIRE CAREER IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND THIS RECOGNITION SPEAKS TO BOTH OF THAT AND YOUR LONGEVITY IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. CONGRATULATIONS. OUR NEXT RECIPIENT IS ROSS ANDERSON. MR. ANDERSON IS A COMMUNITY ADVOCATE IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD.
AGAIN, THIS IS COMING FROM YOUR PEERS AND THE STUDENT BODY AND EVERYONE THAT YOU AFFECT. YOU PUT IN YOUR TIME AND RESOURCES AND HEART INTO EVERYTHING AND EVERY ASPECT OF YOUR JOB. YOU WORK TIRELESSLY IN THE COMMUNITY TO ASSIST STUDENTS AND HELP THEM EARN THEIR DIPLOMAS AND HAVE A FIGHTING CHANCE IN THE WORLD BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL. YOU CAN BE DESCRIBED AS AN ADVOCATE, A LEADER, A ROLE MODEL, AND AN EXAMPLE, A FRIEND, A SUPPORTER AND A FATHER FIGURE AND MOST OF ALL A MENTOR, JUST TO NAME A FEW. YOU ARE THE FOUNDER OF MEN OF VISION, WHICH IS REMARKABLE. IT'S A PROGRAM COMMITTED TO GROWING AND DEVELOPING YOUNG MEN INTO LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY. YOU PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH RESOURCES, CLOTHING, TRANSPORTATION, TUTORING, ADVICE, CARE, AND LOVE. TRULY A MENTOR. YOU ALSO HELP THEM WITH BIG WAIVERS TO TAKE COLLEGE ASSESSMENTS, CALCULATORS, IDENTIFICATION CARDS AND ANYTHING THEY NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY DO NOT SLIP THROUGH THE CRACKS.
YOU HAVE BEEN QUIETLY GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR YEARS ON NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS, WHATEVER IT TAKES FOR THE KIDS. THAT COMES FROM YOUR PEERS. ON BEHALF OF THE GLAZER FAMILY AND OUR ENTIRE ORGANIZATION, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO EACH AND EVERY DAY. Jessica Vaughn: CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. AND THANK YOU FOR OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BUCCANEERS AND THIS AWARD EVERY MONTH. IT REALLY HIGHLIGHTS ALL THE GREAT THINGS HAPPENING HERE. NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO A 02, RECOGNITION OF STUDENTS WITH PERFECT ATTENDANCE FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12th GRADE. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO AGAIN CALL UP MS. ANN MARIE COURTNEY, DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIP, ENGAGEMENT, PHILANTHROPY, AND OUTREACH. AGAIN, GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD MEMBERS. MR. AYRES, MEMBERS OF THE CABINET AND GUESTS. TODAY WE RECOGNIZE FOUR STUDENTS WHO HAVE SHOWN GREAT COMMITMENT TO THEIR EDUCATION THROUGH A DEMONSTRATION EVER PERFECT -- OF PERFECT ATTENDANCE KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12th GRADE.
TO PUT THAT INTO PERSPECTIVE, THAT IS 2,340 DAYS OF CONSISTENT ATTENDANCE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS OVER 13 YEARS OF SCHOOLING. JAMES WOMACK ONCE SAID, COMMITMENT UNLOCKS THE DOORS OF IMAGINATION, ALLOWS VISION, AND GIVES US THE RIGHT STUFF TO TURN OUR DREAM INTO A REALITY. I DO NOT KNOW IF THESE FOUR STUDENTS WE RECOGNIZE TONIGHT HAD A DREAM TO EARN PERFECT ATTENDANCE FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12th GRADE, BUT THEY HAVE MADE IT A REALITY. EACH OF OUR FOUR GRADUATING SENIORS WITH PERFECT ATTENDANCE WILL BE PRESENTED WITH A BRAND-NEW LAPTOP FROM OUR PARTNER IN EDUCATION, SUNCOAST CREDIT UNION. IN ADDITION, SUNCOAST CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION IS KINDLY PROVIDING EACH STUDENT WITH A $500 SCHOLARSHIP IN GIFT CARDS. BOB HYDE, VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNITY IMPACT WITH SUNCOAST CREDIT UNION, AND JEFF KRONBERGER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SUNCOAST CREDIT FOUNDATION IS WITH US THIS EVENING TO CELEBRATE THIS TREMENDOUS ACCOMPLISHMENT.
IT IS NOW MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THESE FOUR EXTRAORDINARY STUDENTS. CHLOE WILSON, BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL. COLBY WILSON, BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL. DALTON BRAMLETT, DURANT HIGH SCHOOL. AND HAILEY AVERON, ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL. STUDENTS, AS YOU BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL, I AM CONFIDENT THAT THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT FORECASTS MANY SUCCESSES IN YOUR FUTURE. A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE PARENTS AND FAMILIES OF THESE INCREDIBLE STUDENTS. YOUR SUPPORT OF YOUR CHILD'S COMMITMENT TO THEIR EDUCATION IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. ANOTHER HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO OUR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS, SUNCOAST CREDIT UNION AND THE FOUNDATION FOR THEIR GENEROUS GENEROSITY IN PROVIDING THE STUDENTS WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY AND A SCHOLARSHIP. CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES, ON YOUR UNIQUE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF PERFECT ATTENDANCE, KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12th GRADE. Jessica Vaughn: CONGRATULATIONS. FANTASTIC. THANK YOU, SUNCOAST, FOR ALWAYS GIVING BACK TO OUR STUDENTS. NOW WE'LL MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT. THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS AND VALUES YOUR INPUT TO THE BOARD.
IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO YOUR COMMENTS, OUR STAFF WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AND KEEP THE BOARD INFORMED ABOUT THEIR RESPONSES. OUR BOARD RESPECTS THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD AND WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING YOUR TIME TO BE HERE. HOWEVER, IT IS REQUESTED THAT WHEN YOU ADDRESS THE BOARD, COMMENTS ARE NOT DIRECTED PERSONALLY AGAINST A BOARD MEMBER OR A STAFF MEMBER BUT RATHER DIRECTED AT THE ISSUES. ANY BEHAVIOR INTENDED TO INTERRUPT THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE MEETING WILL NOT BE ALLOWED AS OUR CIVILITY POLICY IS IN PLACE. WHEN ADDRESSING THE BOARD, PLEASE SPEAK YOUR NAME AND SPEAK CLEARLY INTO THE MICROPHONE.
THIS AFTERNOON, EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. REMINDER THAT YOUR THREE MINUTES START WHEN YOU BEGIN SPEAKING. WHEN THERE ARE 30 SECONDS LEFT, YOU WILL SEE A YELLOW LIGHT ON THE LECTERN AND A RED LIGHT AND A CHIME WILL INDICATE WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. I'LL NOW CALL UP THE FIRST FIVE SPEAKERS. HI. MY NAME IS KIMBERLY CALLAHAN. I'M A THIRD GENERATION FLORIDIAN WHO ATTENDED NINE SCHOOLS ACROSS THIS STATE AND MANY HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. I STARTED AT WOODBRIDGE ELEMENTARY AND I GRADUATED FROM HB PLANT HIGH SCHOOL. THE DISTRICT PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN SHAPING WHO I AM TODAY. I REMEMBER IN NINTH GRADE MY FRIENDS AND I WORE OUT THE SCHOOL'S COPY OF JUDY BLOOM FOREVER. NOT BECAUSE IT WAS SCANDALOUS BUT BECAUSE OF A SINGLE MILD SEX SCENE AT THE END. THAT WAS THE EXTENT OF OUR EDGY CONTENT. TODAY, I HAVE TO ASK, WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?
WE KNOW THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CHALLENGING EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL AND CONTENT BLATANTLY INAPPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN. TAKE TRICKS BY ELLEN HOPKINS, A BOOK STILL AVAILABLE IN SOME SCHOOLS. WHICH PREDICTS UNDERAGE PROSTITUTION, SEXUAL ABUSE AND DRUG ADDICTION THAT HAS NO PLACE IN A K-12 SETTING. OUR KIDS ARE IMPRESSIONABLE, THEY COME TO SCHOOL NOT JUST TO LEARN MATH AND SCIENCE, BUT TO BUILD CHARACTER, JUDGMENT AND SELF-AWARENESS, EXPOSING THEM TO ADULT CONTENT BEFORE THEY ARE READY DOESN'T PREPARE THEM. IT CONFUSES THEM AND CAN CAUSE REAL HARM. THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REPORTS OVER 700 BOOKS THAT HAVE BEEN REMOVED OR CHALLENGED ACROSS THE STATE FOR VIOLATING AGE APPROPRIATENESS GUIDELINES. YET IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, WE HAVE NOT SEEN THAT. IT'S ONE OF THE LARGEST DISTRICTS IN FLORIDA AND WE HAVE NOT SEEN NEARLY THE BOOKS REMOVED THAT NEED TO BE REMOVED. IN FACT, THERE'S REALLY ONLY BEEN ONE. THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REPORTS -- WE'RE WORKING WITH $4.3 BILLION BUDGET HERE, PLACING US AMONG THE TOP-FUNDED SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTRY.
WITH THAT KIND OF FUNDING COMES RESPONSIBILITY. THE FACT THAT THIS DISTRICT HASN'T TAKEN MEANINGFUL ACTION WHILE OTHERS ACROSS FLORIDA HAVE IS UNACCEPTABLE. THIS IS NOT ABOUT CENSORSHIP. IT'S ABOUT AGE-APPROPRIATENESS, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. OUR CURRICULUM MUST BE -- RESPECT BOTH THE INTELLIGENCE AND THE INNOCENCE OF OUR CHILDREN. ABOVE ALL, WE NEED A SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT WORKS WITH PARENTS, NOT AROUND THEM THIS ISN'T POLITICAL. IT'S PARENTAL. IT'S PERSONAL. ABOUT PROTECTING THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT OUR KIDS DEPEND ON TO GROW, NOT RUSHING THEM INTO ADULT REALITIES THEY CAN'T UNDERSTAND YET. I URGE THIS BOARD TO IMPLEMENT A CLEAR AND PUBLIC PROCESS FOR REVIEWING QUESTIONABLE MATERIAL, FOLLOW FLORIDA LAW REGARDING INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT AND WORK WITH, NOT AGAINST THE PARENTS AND TAXPAYERS WHO SUPPORT THIS DISTRICT. PLEASE DO BETTER. OUR CHILDREN AND OUR COMMUNITY DESERVE IT. THANK YOU. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. HELLO. I'M TERESA MILLER. I HOPE YOU ALL GOT THE FLYER I PUT TOGETHER THAT EVERY TIME I POST IT ON Facebook IT GETS TAKEN DOWN AND THOSE ARE DIRECT QUOTES AND PICTURES FROM BOOKS STILL IN OUR SCHOOLS AFTER WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS ISSUE FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
FLORIDA'S CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY THOSE RIGHT HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, ARE BEING EXPOSED TO SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONTENT. THESE MATERIALS HE BE COURAGE AND NORMALIZE PRETEEN AND TEEN SEX, SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS, MULTIPLE SEXUAL PARTNERS AND EXTREME SEXUAL PROMISCUITY. THIS IS A GLIMPSE OF SOME OF THE BOOKS IN OUR SCHOOLS. WHAT VALUES, BECAUSE SUPPOSEDLY THEY HAVE LITERARY VALUE, ARE THESE BOOKS TEACHING OUR CHILDREN? WHAT KIND OF FUTURE, WHICH SAYS PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE, WHAT TYPE OF LIFE IS THAT PREPARING THEM FOR? IT'S NOT A MEDICINE TECHNOLOGY OR EDUCATION. IT'S PROMOTING A CULTURE THAT GLAMORIZES, QUITE FRANKLY, PROSTITUTION. THIS CONTENT IS NOT AGE APPROPRIATE. IT DOESN'T REFLECT EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS THAT WE EXPECT IN A SCHOOL SYSTEM, IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. WE KEEP HEARING THAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE UNDER ATTACK. WELL, I AGREE, BUT NOT IN THE WAY SOME OF THE PEOPLE ARE SAYING IT'S UNDER ATTACK. IT ISN'T THE PARENTS OR COMMUNITY VOICES.