Duval School Board Votes to Remove '1984' Graphic Novel — a Book About Censorship — After State MemoThe Duval County School Board voted Oct. 6 to pull its sole copy of the graphic novel adaptation of Orwell's 1984 after the state education commissioner's memo pushed stricter book reviews. The district's 200 copies of the original text stayed. Stephen King's Misery and two Jodi Picoult titles went the same night.2026-10-16