Escambia County Florida school board bans 3 books with LGBT references
Three Escambia County Public School library books exploring themes of gender identity, same-sex relationships were given a five-year ban Monday night.
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Three Escambia County Public School library books exploring themes of gender identity, same-sex relationships were given a five-year ban Monday night.
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The School Board unanimously denied a request for an appeal of a decision to keep the book "And Tango Makes Three" in the library at Root Elementary School.
Lake County Schools claimed that the book "And Tango Makes Three" violates state law on teaching about sexual orientation or gender identity to kindergarten and third-graders.
A central Florida school district has banned a book about a real-life same-sex penguin couple from its classrooms and school libraries, saying the book violates the state's Parental Rights in Education law that prohibits teachers from giving classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in grades K-3.