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The lawsuit, filed in May amid widespread controversy in Florida and other states about restricting school books, alleges the Escambia board has violated First Amendment and equal-protection rights and has disproportionately targeted books about racial minorities and LGBTQ+ people.
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Clay County School DistrictA Florida school district has decided to place a book in the Arthur series back on its bookshelves after a lone parent complained it was “NOT APPROPRIATE” for children, who would have “DAMAGED SOULS” if they read it.On Tuesday, the Clay County School District Oversight Committee found that Arthur’s Birthday does not violate any state school board laws, and it will remain in the district’s libraries.“Arthur will go back on the shelves,” Clay County School District spoke
A Florida school district disagreed that the lovable aardvark would leave kids with “DAMAGED SOULS.”