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"Chik Chak Shabbat" made it back to a Jacksonville-area school district, but another Jewish-themed book remains "under review."

“Chik Chak Shabbat” made it back to a Jacksonville-area school district, but another Jewish-themed book remains “under review.”

By setting a meeting where Pippin and Beavers can dominate the discussion, the process appears “rigged from the get-go,” said Stephana Ferrell, an Orange County mom.

The workgroup developing the training includes members of the conservative group Moms for Liberty, who have aggressively voiced their concerns about the material children encounter at school.

This year, at least 102 books have been removed from the shelves of school libraries in Clay County, Florida. Many of these books were pulled at the request of one man: Bruce Friedman. A conservative activist and longtime resident of New York, Friedman moved to Clay County this May.

Some groups are new, some are longstanding. Some are local, others national. Over the past two years, they have become vastly more organized, well funded, effective — and criticized.

A Florida Department of Education workgroup is crafting a training that all school-library workers must use in selecting books and other materials. The group was formed to carry out part of a new law passed this year.

With a Jan. 1 deadline looming, a state Department of Education workgroup is crafting a training that all school-library workers must use in selecting books and other materials.

The moms want to make changes beyond the scope of HB 1467, like banning books that 'address CRT' and preventing librarians from helping students register to vote.

The workgroup includes members of the conservative group Moms for Liberty, who have aggressively voiced their concerns about the material children encounter at school.