WILSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Due to a new state law, more than 400 books have been pulled from Wilson County school libraries, including a children’s book by Dr. Seuss called “Wacky Wednesday.”
“It’s heartbreaking that our school district had to make this choice to remove so many books,” said Erin Moore, Wilson County parent.
For years, book bans have caused heated discussions during Wilson County School Board meetings.
“Why are these books that contain this kind of overt adult sexual content within the walls of a children’s library?” School Board member Greg Hohman asked during a school board meeting a few years ago.
In the past, when books were challenged in Wilson County, they went before a book review committee. The committee would then recommend if a book should go on the “mature reading list,” which allowed parents to make the decision for their child.
