The Florida Department of Education was informed of Charlotte County’s overreaction to the law over 2 weeks ago and has not corrected it
California provides instruction & support to roughly 5.9 million students in more than 1,000 districts & over 10,000 schools
PEN America recorded 1,406 book ban cases in Florida, followed by 625 in Texas, 333 in Missouri, 281 in Utah, & 186 book bans in Penn.
The bill had passed the Assembly in May after the Temecula Valley Unified School District voted to reject a book that included LGBTQ+ topics
The Texas Attorney General’s office said Thursday it would move to reverse the injunction and appeal the judge’s decision
“Libraries and are places where children can and should be welcomed, safe, respected and included. Books and librarians literally save lives”
The battle over books on LGBTQ+ themes, and even race relations has become a national issue with conservatives railing against libraries
In the case of the book about Secretary Buttigieg, a reasonable assumption a local official told the Blade was because Buttigieg is openly gay
City council says they don’t want ‘garbage’ on the public library’s shelves- the library should reflect the community’s Christian majority
The joint letter sent Thursday highlights case law and constitutional precedent that restricts the removal of books from libraries and schools
