Judd Legum1. This man moved from New York to Florida a few months ago
Now he wants to ban 3600 BOOKS from the school libraries
And he's already made significant progress
Follow along if interested
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2. This year, at least 102 books have been removed from the shelves of school libraries in Clay County Florida
Many of these books were pulled at the request of 1 man: Bruce Friedman
A conservative activist and longtime resident of New York, Friedman moved to Clay County in May
3. One of the books pulled from the shelves is The Girl From The Sea, an award-winning graphic novel.
The book is about a 15-year-old girl who develops romantic feelings for another girl.
The two girls hold hands and, at one point, share a kiss.
No sex. No nudity. No swearing
4. In an interview with Popular Information, Friedman described The Girl From The Sea as a book for "slightly post-pubescent little lesbians."
Friedman says he objects to the book being available because students are "not in school to learn how to be better lesbians."
5. The Girl From The Sea has been removed from Clay County school libraries because of a new policy, implemented in July, that requires books to be pulled as soon as a challenge has been properly filed.
Friedman has exploited this policy by flooding the district with challenges.
Tony Price@juddlegum I can't understand how US school librarians are such wimps. Most librarians I know are in favour of 'banned books' being freely available. How come the US school system doesn't work on the 'Innocent until proved guilty' rule? i.e. No book shall be removed from a school library until it has been PROVED to damage a child?
slfisher@godspelled @juddlegum Because some states are putting laws in place that would personally charge librarians with crimes if they are found to disseminate material "harmful to minors."
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