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Teachers in Manatee County, Florida are scrambling to shut down their classroom libraries out of fear that unapproved ...

Third degree felony. leyla santiago is live for us in miami. what in the world is going on here? >> reporter: this is related to a law that took effect in july of last year, but as recently as just a few weeks ago, the florida department of education was still putting out guidance. and as i've been watching the school board meetings, you hear from parents that will tell you this is about transparency. this is about parents' rights. but i've also talked to parents and teachers that are using some of those words you just used, they are saying that they are describing this as angst, fear and conf...

Resemblance. >> look out. george clooney is my hall pass, by the way. >> this is veering off the rails for 8:25 in the morning. people are on their second cup of coffee still, maybe. there is a dog on set. >> okay, boomer. >> boomer can stay. don lemon, we'll see you later tonight on cnn at 10:00 p.m. >> it is great to see you. >> you as well. >> have an awesome day. >> see you. >> chaos. >> okay. >> okay, boomer. a teacher in oklahoma resigned because of a state law requiring teachers to sensor books in classroom libraries. what is driving this trend? we have a reality check next. we also...

From their shelves. nbc's sam buck has more from austin texas. >> summer might be a time some kids take a break from books. >> this past year, our schools removed but 11 books to her classroom libraries. >> not this summer, for a group of high school students in austin who see urgency in discussing this literature. >> you'll be very shocked how many of these books that we've read, that have become some of our favorites. >> literally taken out of their classrooms. >> if you had to say, what do you think is the commonality that connects all of the books that are banned? >> it's very much fear dr...

The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, Hamid Bobboyi, has said emerging constraints in basic education delivery in the