Schools in Escambia County have removed more than 1,600 titles from their shelves, including dictionaries, encyclopedias, and the Guinness Book of World Records, to follow a recently-implemented state law barring discussion of gender or sexual orientation in grade school. That's according to the writers' group PEN America, which was recently cleared to move ahead with a lawsuit against the Escambia County School District, joined by publisher Penguin Random House, banned authors, and parents of Escambia County students. In order to comply with HB 1069, a law restricting material containing "sexual conduct", the school board directed Escambia school librarians to review all books and remove any that may violate the legislation. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/education/florida-lawsuit-banned-books-from-school-shelves-dictionaries/67-9296ffb4-1fee-4cae-87db-cc69abe03fd4 ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay