Judd LegumJan 26, 2023

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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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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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UPDATE: On Tuesday evening, the Manatee County School Board discussed this policy for about a hour.

Things are even worse than they appeared.

Follow along if interested.

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2. First, Dr. Laurie Breslin, the head of curriculum for the school district, confirmed that all books in classroom libraries must be vetted before they can be made available to students.

She also confirmed the TEACHERS and LIBRARIANS have NO TIME to do this

So what happens?

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3. The district is recruiting VOLUNTEERS to come into classrooms and review the teachers books.

Who is likely to volunteer? The same right-wing activists who are pushing the idea that teachers are using books to "groom" or indoctrinate students

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4. During the meeting, Cindy Spray, a member of the school board who recently won election with the endorsement of @[email protected] and @[email protected], called for a "mass exodus" of books from classroom libraries
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@[email protected] @[email protected] 5. Spray seized on the use of volunteers to promote her agenda.

She says teachers have used books to "infiltrate" the classroom with ideas that are inappropriate for students.

"Sign up we need to get these books out of these schools"

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@juddlegum Once again "Mom's for Liberty" giving bigotry a bad name
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