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Originally Posted by Jim in CT
i don’t think disney should
operate as its own entity, but Desantis shouldn’t have taken that away just because they smeared him. Sununu is correct in this case.
Disney, like you guys, called the bill “don’t say gay”, when the bill didn’t single out homosexuality. the bill
said no discussion of any sexuality in grades K-3. Kind of. leap to call it the “don’t say gay” bill.
But retribution is wrong, and that’s obviously what Desantis did. A big mis-step that is perfectly legit to attack him with.
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Florida teachers are being told to remove all books from their classroom libraries OR FACE FELONY PROSECUTION
The new policy is based on the premise that teachers are using books to "groom" students or indoctrinate them with leftist ideologies.
Officials from the Manatee County School District confirmed the new policy to popular.info.
The policy was communicated to principals in a meeting last Wednesday.
Teachers are in the process of being informed now.
The new policy in Manatee, which is likely to be duplicated across Florida, was issued in response to HB 1467, which was signed into law by DeSantis last March.
That law established that teachers could not be trusted to select books appropriate for their students.
Instead, all books in libraries or used in classroom instruction must be selected by a "media specialist" (aka, a librarian).
This means that classroom libraries that are curated by teachers, not librarians, are now illegal.
The Manatee County School District is mandating that teachers make their classroom libraries inaccessible until they can establish that each book is approved by a librarian
Some teachers packed up their classroom libraries. Others covered up the books with construction paper
Restoring student access to classroom libraries is a complex process. First, someone must cross-check each book in their classroom library with the district library catalog
Any book not currently held in the district libraries must be evaluated and approved by a librarian
And that's just the beginning. Materials prepared for an upcoming Manatee County School Board meeting include a 21-point list of procedures to ensure that classroom libraries comply with the new rules.
As a result, one Manatee teacher reported being forced to take Sneezy the Snowman and Dragons Love Tacos off the shelves pending review. Other teachers, fearing criminal liability, are telling students not to bring in "unvetted" books from home.
Librarians in Manatee County are now expected to review thousands of books in classroom libraries to ensure compliance with the new law. Any mistake could result in criminal charges. Manatee has 64 public schools and 3,000 teachers, many of whom maintain classroom libraries.
The librarian's review of classroom books must also be consistent with a complex training, which was heavily influenced by right-wing groups like Moms For Liberty and approved by the Florida Department of Education just last week.
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