Fulton County Schools

About Fulton County Schools

Fulton County Schools is the public school system serving Fulton County, Georgia, which encompasses the city of Atlanta and a large portion of its northern and southern suburbs. The district is the largest in Georgia by enrollment, serving approximately 93,000 students across more than 100 schools. It includes communities ranging from urban Atlanta neighborhoods to affluent northern suburbs such as Alpharetta, Johns Creek, and Milton. The district operates dozens of elementary, middle, and high schools, with Northview, Centennial, and Westlake High Schools among its prominent secondary campuses.

Fulton County encompasses some of Georgia’s most politically and culturally diverse communities, and the school board has at times reflected that tension in policy decisions. The district serves a student population that is among the most socioeconomically and racially varied of any district in the state.

Books in Schools

The books documented as banned in Fulton County Schools represent a small and distinct set: four titles removed in September 2023, all initiated by the district administration. Three of the four—Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe, Flamer by Mike Curato, and Blankets by Craig Thompson—are graphic novels or illustrated memoirs. The fourth, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews, is a prose young adult novel.

All four bans occurred simultaneously and were initiated through administrative action rather than formal public challenge procedures. Three of the titles feature LGBTQ+ themes and have been among the most frequently challenged books in school libraries nationally in recent years. The dataset reflects a narrow, administratively directed set of removals rather than a broad curriculum review.