Florida books BANNED in schools...

The list I shared on the first page was compiled by an anti-censorship group. According to them, it was neither a parent nor a conservative group that initiated the review.

Also, the author requested that later editions have the n word removed because he didn’t think it was appropriate for schools. Maybe the county needed to review to make sure they had the appropriate edition for all the schools in their district.

 

Governor says no books being banned in Florida. They’re just being dumped in giant crates for safe-keeping I guess or to make them more age appropriate.

 

Beyond outrageous IF true. Seems like some kind of confirmation is needed - where is this and why?

 

Look at some of these books that got banned in TX. I'm sure some of these were in FL schools also.

Bipartisan Texas Bill Aims to Remove Porn From School Libraries

A bill that has passed the Texas House with bipartisan support could become the model for ensuring public school libraries don’t provide sexual content to children.

HB 900, sponsored by four Republicans and a Democrat, specifies what “sexual content” is and prescribes actions by Texas public schools to ensure children aren’t given access to pornographic, sexually explicit, or other age-inappropriate materials.

The bill passed April 19 by a vote of 95-52, with support from 82 Republicans and 13 Democrats. All of the “no” votes were from Democrats.


The GOP-controlled Texas Senate is expected to pass a companion version of HB 900, and Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, is expected to sign the measure into law.

 

And now dear leader is trying to ban books in PUBLIC LIBRARIES!

 

Have not heard this. Have you got a link? Would like to read more. Can’t believe he keeps whittling down potential supporters like this and yet…

 

Biden’s Inaugural poem removed from Miami-Dade elementary schools after complaint from 1 parent.

 

“BuT DeSaNtIs iSnT bAnNiNg BoOkS.”

He’s just created a situation where one solitary Karen can ban books. He knows this. It’s intentional. No point even wasting energy debating the clownish logic behind justifying book bans.

 

Yep. And on the complaint of a single person. With great reasoning. So basically, in Florida, a book can be removed based upon a complaint of a single individual with the sense of fairness and intellect of those on your block list

 

This is the mom in question

 

Wow. I read that whole string. To sum up, Miami-Dade (via DeSantis really) is allowing a proud boys, Elders of Zion promoting, Christian Nationalist, Q-nut make decisions about what is in the library?
Can we just stop this insanity now please?

 

Wow. Just wow. Very informative. I retract my prior post. The people on my block list are not that bad.

 

Look at that chicken scrawl writing on the form. It’s sort of funny in a way.

School district should have dismissed the complaint and offered the woman in question remedial English language education.

 

So... this whole book ban story is almost complete BS?

 

LOL Rick.

 

When we ban books because of complaints from whomsoever, it’s hard to control where it ends. You get what you asked for.

The Salt Lake Tribune - Utah News, Sports, Religion & Entertainment

Now, the committee appointed by the district to review the complaint and decide if the Bible is appropriate for students to access has made its determination: High schools in Davis will keep the religious text on the shelf.
But it will be removed from elementary and middle schools for containing “vulgarity or violence.”

 

Saw this piece on 60 Minutes. Beaufort SC had removed 97 books from school libraries after complaints from 2 people. They simply submitted a list and the books were banned. When the school district actually submitted the books to a working group of parents only 5 were banned. My congratulations to Beaufort for such a common sense, low heat solution to the issue.

Beaufort, South Carolina, schools return most books to shelves after attempt to ban 97

With election season upon us, the forces of politics are pulling us apart and among the sharpest battles recently is a campaign to ban certain books from public schools. There were more than 3,000 book bans in schools last year, a thousand more than the year before. That rise is inspired, in part, by Moms for Liberty—a Florida-based conservative group that says it is fighting for the survival of America. You might expect a sympathetic ear in Beaufort, South Carolina. The county votes Republican and is home to many veterans who did fight for America. But when two people demanded the banning of 97 books, Beaufort found itself in a battle over the true meaning of liberty.

Dick Geier: We got a email from a citizen saying that "These 97 books that we've heard about online that should be banned in a school. How many of those books do you have in your school?" So we checked. We had virtually all those books in the school.

Ultimately, Beaufort confronted fear and ignorance with civility and knowledge. The town asked volunteers to actually read the books. In meetings that looked like book clubs-- over the course of a year—146 community volunteers, plus teachers and librarians, discussed, deliberated and voted. Ruth-Naomi James volunteered to judge the books, she works for the schools and has a 16-year-old student.