No one challenged any book in the Gardner Edgerton district for at least a decade — until this school year. For the past several months, one mom has brought one complaint after another, 11 in all, about library books. In response, administrators have pulled seven. Another three are being reviewed by a district committee, which will later recommend to the school board whether to keep or pull them as well. Of the 11 complaints, the details of which were obtained by The Star through a records request, so far only one book has been approved to stay. Parent Carrie Schmidt argues the books she’s challenged include sexual content that amounts to pornography, as well as violence and discussions of self-harm and abuse inappropriate for students. One of the books is available in middle school libraries, while the others are at the high school. As the books were removed, Gardner Edgerton High School’s longtime librarian resigned last month. She declined to speak with The Star. Read the fu...