Florida is prompting schools to examine books with a statewide lens
Under new state rules, deciding whether books stay or go should no longer focus just on what the locals want.
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Under new state rules, deciding whether books stay or go should no longer focus just on what the locals want.
The Pinellas County school district has 87 books it wants its librarians to take a closer look at before making them available for student use. That list has leaders of the state’s leading anti-censorship group wringing their hands. “You look at what found its way to this list and what is being reviewed, and it just appears there is this extra hurdle now for diverse authors who write books ...
Media specialists are scheduled to make recommendations on the titles in July.