✔️ Reports of teachers in Florida being told to hide books are factual. ✔️ The in-question law championed by Gov. DeSantis does not impose felony penalties. ✔️ Nonetheless, at least some counties' training materials explicitly warned of felony charges.
, with supporters of DeSantis suggesting that the new law — which mandates specific requirements for, and training surrounding the selection of, educational materials in school libraries and classroom collections — had been mischaracterized.
In the meantime, books not on the district approved list or not approved by a certificated media specialist, need to be covered or stored and paused for student use.article[The official] denied that teachers were instructed to remove or cover their classroom libraries entirely. However, when questioned by a reporter over the weekend, he produced a second memo,"Building Classroom Libraries — Secondary," that he said he hadn't previously been aware of.
It is not a new law … and it doesn't just apply to schools. It is illegal in Florida for a teacher — or any adult — to provide harmful or pornographic materials to minors. And it was illegal last year, and the year before that, and the year before that. District Taking Further Steps to Comply with Florida Laws on Library Books – Team Duval News. https://www.teamduval.org/2023/01/23/district-taking-further-steps-to-comply-with-florida-laws-on-library-books/. Accessed 1 Feb. 2023.
Kornick, Lindsay."WaPo Fearmongers about 'felony Charges' for Teachers under DeSantis' Rules, Later Clarifies Report." Fox News, 31 Jan. 2023, https://www.foxnews.com/media/wapo-fearmongers-felony-charges-teachers-desantis-rules-later-clarifies-report.
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