A proposal has been made to penalize schools for keeping certain books on their shelves. The plan involves lowering the schools' performance ratings if they fail to remove these books. This would affect how the state evaluates schools and potentially lead to takeover of underperforming districts.

School officials are expected to follow existing rules regarding book content. A law from last year aimed to remove certain books from shelves, but it appears this has not been fully implemented. Further details about the proposal and the law are available.

The issue involves a large number of schools and students, with millions of children attending campuses that would be affected by the proposal.