Florida school district curbs Shakespeare works in classrooms with concerns 'raunchiness' violates state law
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Parental Rights in Education bill into law last year. The law has since been expanded to all grades in public schools across the state.
DeSantis and other state Republicans dismissed the notion, arguing the law's intentions were misrepresented.Embroiled in controversy, the law sparked districts to, law-violating materials from curriculum, including books with LGBTQ+ themes or sexually mature content. The Tampa Bay Times said the Parental Rights law's restrictions led the district to go back on its previous standard that required students to read two entire novels or plays - one in the fall and one in the spring - and instead opt for a new standard of reading one entire work along with multiple excerpts from others.
A Florida school district will opt to assign excerpts from Shakespeare's plays to students instead of asking them to read the full works, citing state law cracking down on sexual content in the classroom. The report also said students can access the entire works with the help of parents, though teachers are instructed to steer clear of potentially inappropriate material at school. Florida remains under the media's lens for a slew of other education topics, including the state's contention with the College Board over an AP African-American Studies course and attacks against DeSantis for allegedly"banning books.
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