Manatee School Board to consider new policies for library book protests

Proposal sets up procedures that district would have to be followed before a book is banned.

The Manatee County School Board on Tuesday will consider establishing procedures for the review and possible removal of books from school and classroom libraries, as required by a state law adopted last year.

The proposed policy, which is largely a cut and paste from state statute, details steps parents or other county residents must take to object to li…