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Hundreds of books were removed from shelves at Florida schools, according to a list compiled by the state’s Department of Education for the 2023-24 school year. The list shows more than 700 ...
The Florida Department of Education released a list of more than 700 books that were pulled from school shelves. during the 2023-2024 school year.
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This list of the most commonly challenged books in the United States refers to books sought to be removed or otherwise restricted from public access, typically from a library or a school curriculum. This list is primarily based on U.S. data gathered by the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF), which gathers data ...
"Parents can say, 'No, I don't want my child to read that,'" Anderson said. That's their choice for their kid. But what they don't have the right to do is decide for other people's children."
In 1987, "Animal Farm" was one of dozens of books banned in schools in Bay County, Fla. Then 44 parents, students and teachers filed a federal lawsuit, and the school board reversed the decision.
PEN America, a free speech advocacy group, found that book bans nearly tripled during the 2023-2024 academic year with over 10,000 books banned in public schools.
House Bill 1467, signed by Governor DeSantis in March of last year, basically states that schools must be transparent in their selection of instructional, library, and reading materials.