Florida bill would instantly ban books based on a single objection from one resident
1 year, 8 months ago

Florida bill would instantly ban books based on a single objection from one resident

Raw Story  

Florida has attracted nationwide controversy as new censorship measures put in place by Gov. As Greg Sargent noted in The Washington Post on Wednesday, a new bill advancing in the legislature with DeSantis' support could formally require schools to ban any book, pending review, if even a single parent complains about it. "The provision is buried in a bill that’s already received attention for another reason: It would expand the state’s 'don’t say gay' law prohibiting classroom discussion of sex and gender up to high school — well beyond the initial goal of limiting discussion only through third grade," wrote Sargent. DON'T MISS: Trump busted for telling a 'story that cannot possibly be true' by CNN fact checker "This means books and other materials would be removed before something akin to due process occurs," wrote Sargent. DeSantis, facing growing protest and negative press attention as he prepares to launch a 2024 presidential bid, has shot back, calling it a "hoax" that Florida schools are seeing a wave of book bans — even though it is very much not a hoax.

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Florida school board bans book about book bannings
6 months, 1 week ago

Florida school board bans book about book bannings

Raw Story  

A book about book bannings has itself been banned by a school board in Florida at the behest of right-wing Moms for Liberty activists. The Guardian reports that "Ban This Book" by author Alan Gratz has been removed from libraries in Florida's Indian River county school district after the school board opted to ban it in a 3-to-2 vote last …

Ron DeSantis finally admits that Florida book bans went too far
8 months, 1 week ago

Ron DeSantis finally admits that Florida book bans went too far

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ron DeSantis conceded this week that Florida may have gone …

DeSantis tweaks Florida book challenge law, blames liberal activist who wanted Bible out of schools
8 months, 1 week ago

DeSantis tweaks Florida book challenge law, blames liberal activist who wanted Bible out of schools

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Two years ago, Democrats repeatedly and forcefully warned Republicans and Gov. That’s political.” Coincidentally, PEN America, a group that fights book bans, issued a report Tuesday saying Florida is responsible for 72% of the books that have been pulled from the nation’s schools in the first half of the current school year. The dispute between them erupted …

DeSantis allies start to back off book bans amid national outrage: 'May have gone too far'
11 months ago

DeSantis allies start to back off book bans amid national outrage: 'May have gone too far'

Raw Story  

Florida Republicans might be backing off support for Gov. Florida has become infamous as the epicenter of book censorship activism in schools, even as DeSantis has insisted the whole thing is a liberal "hoax" to make his state look bad. But the state's Republican legislature is starting to worry the action has gone too far, reported Politico, with lawmakers considering …

Florida schools remove books by John Milton and Toni Morrison and restrict Shakespeare under DeSantis rules
1 year, 5 months ago

Florida schools remove books by John Milton and Toni Morrison and restrict Shakespeare under DeSantis rules

The Independent  

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Commentary: Are book bans unconstitutional? They are certainly political
1 year, 6 months ago

Commentary: Are book bans unconstitutional? They are certainly political

LA Times  

A student holds a sign that reads “Stop Book Banning” at a rally at a Florida school district meeting. of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond early this month jointly issued a five-page warning to California’s school superintendents reminding them that the U.S. Constitution restricts the removal of books from libraries and curriculum. They also noted that the state education code requires …

Presidential hopeful DeSantis inspires push to make book bans easier in Republican-controlled states
1 year, 6 months ago

Presidential hopeful DeSantis inspires push to make book bans easier in Republican-controlled states

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. The book version remains available to the middle school students, but Gorman criticized the decision to restrict it for younger grades, saying it robbed “children of the chance to find their voices in literature.” While efforts to ban books or censor education material have come up sporadically over the years, …

Letters to the Editor: Book bans? Just be glad our kids want to read anything
2 years, 4 months ago

Letters to the Editor: Book bans? Just be glad our kids want to read anything

LA Times  

The graphic novel “Maus” by Art Spiegelman was recently targeted by a school board in Tennessee for a book ban. To the editor: Michael Hiltzik’s column about the book banning crusades reminded of when I, as a junior high school student, took Ian Fleming’s “Dr. No.” Somehow, even with such perverse influences, I’ve managed to make it through law school …

Column: Book-banning is on the rise, as part of the far-right’s assault on democracy
2 years, 4 months ago

Column: Book-banning is on the rise, as part of the far-right’s assault on democracy

LA Times  

Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel “Maus,” about his parents’ experience during the Holocaust and as survivors, was banned by a Tennessee school board this year, among many other works targeted by crusaders against the freedom of information. Nossel ties book-banning campaigns to other efforts to control educational standards — “what we call ‘educational gag orders,’ bans on the teaching of certain …

Florida has 3rd largest number of school book ban incidents
2 years, 8 months ago

Florida has 3rd largest number of school book ban incidents

Associated Press  

ORLANDO, Fla. — There have been more than 200 instances of public school districts in Florida banning books since last July, the third highest number of incidents of any state in the U.S., according to a report from an advocacy group for writing professionals. PEN America said in the report this week that Florida had 204 instances of book banning …

Conservatives Are Banning Books From Schools While Whining About 'Cancel Culture'
2 years, 10 months ago

Conservatives Are Banning Books From Schools While Whining About 'Cancel Culture'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING When a publisher stops printing an old Dr. Seuss book nobody read because it contained harmful racial stereotypes, Fox News and the entire Republican party lose their minds over “cancel culture.” But when conservatives across the country start banning and censoring dozens of books at a time from school libraries, they’re just trying to protect the kids. …

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