Judd LegumJan 23, 2023

RT @JuddLegum@twitter.com

1. 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.

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https://popular.info/p/florida-teachers-told-to-remove-books

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/1617518566953349120

Florida teachers told to remove books from classroom libraries or risk felony prosecution

Teachers in Manatee County, Florida, are being told to make their classroom libraries — and any other "unvetted" book — inaccessible to students, or risk felony prosecution. The new policy is part of an effort to comply with new laws and regulations championed by Governor Ron DeSantis (R). It is based on the premise, promoted by right-wing advocacy groups, that teachers and librarians are using books to "groom" students or indoctrinate them with leftist ideologies.

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Show threadJudd LegumJan 23, 2023
UPDATE: This policy is being rolled out in the county right now. Teachers at Bayshore High School in Manatee were told this AM to "Remove or cover all classroom libraries until all materials can be reviewed"
Boaz BarakJan 23, 2023
Show threadJudd Legum
Here is a photo of a classroom library at Bayshore High School after the policy was announced.
Jan 23, 2023 at 6:51pmWeb
Show threadJudd LegumJan 23, 2023
My full report here: https://popular.info/p/florida-teachers-told-to-remove-books
Florida teachers told to remove books from classroom libraries or risk felony prosecution

Teachers in Manatee County, Florida, are being told to make their classroom libraries — and any other "unvetted" book — inaccessible to students, or risk felony prosecution. The new policy is part of an effort to comply with new laws and regulations championed by Governor Ron DeSantis (R). It is based on the premise, promoted by right-wing advocacy groups, that teachers and librarians are using books to "groom" students or indoctrinate them with leftist ideologies.

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Show threadsandywb14Jan 23, 2023
@juddlegum How is this not a violation of the first amendment?
Show threadfmc01Jan 23, 2023
@juddlegum Forever 1984 in Florida
Show threadJackie WolfJan 23, 2023
@juddlegum You need #hashtags like #Florida #books #library #GOP to get more views. BTW, have they tossed the #climatescience books yet? I think all this is just a #distraction from abrupt #climatechange IMHO, cause horrific impacts are now guaranteed, and that state is number 1 in #risk
Show threadRtlJan 23, 2023
@juddlegum I really don’t understand how this is legal ?
Show threadJason ONJan 23, 2023
@ramona @juddlegum Anything can be legal if you make a law.
Show threadTazorJan 23, 2023

@juddlegum

"Hey, we are not fascists, we don't burn books... We just make them unavailable to kids and teachers..."

Show threadSteve TorrenteJan 23, 2023
@juddlegum I guess this is what they mean by "freedom isn't free."
Show threadDani 🍁🌻Jan 23, 2023
@juddlegum Isn't anyone going to sue him? Come on!
Show threadDavidJan 23, 2023
@juddlegum can they put up a list of books in that closed library next to the closed sign?
Show threadzprofoundJan 23, 2023
@juddlegum This eerily reminds me of the covers that were imposed on many grocery store alcohol sections on Sundays in my younger years. This time though it's diverse knowledge that's a vice, and you aren't allowed to even look at them in class.
Show threadSquillJan 23, 2023
@juddlegum absolute insanity. This is what happens when they pander to the far right
Show threadTheodora LauJan 23, 2023
@juddlegum Breaks my heart.
Show threadTheodora LauJan 23, 2023
@juddlegum First, we take away the books ... 😔
Show threadNatalia army of oneJan 23, 2023
@juddlegum America! Where books are banned before guns ! #GunControlNow
#ThisIsAmerica
Show threadantipode77Jan 23, 2023

@Natalia_Army_of_1 @juddlegum

Guess ideas are considered more dangerous than guns.

Show threadNatalia army of oneJan 23, 2023
@antipode77 @juddlegum they are to idiocy indeed! You may be onto something....💋🍷😷
Show threadDwight Williams (💉 x9)+😷🇨🇦Jan 23, 2023
@Natalia_Army_of_1 @antipode77 @juddlegum Those are the sort of people - in the upper "tier" of that meme - who plan to criminalize possession and reading of the novel 1984.
Show threadGreenSkyOverMe (Monika)Jan 23, 2023
⬆️ Image description: shelves are blocked by large papers. There are notes “sorry we are closed”.
Show threadIdo AmirJan 23, 2023
@juddlegum Wow. this is just like religious extremism... Amazing.
Show threadKee HinckleyJan 23, 2023
@juddlegum good luck explaining that to the kids.
Show threadyourowngravityJan 24, 2023
@juddlegum