Florida school district removes dictionaries from libraries, citing law championed by DeSantis
Florida school district removes dictionaries from libraries, citing law championed by DeSantis
The Escambia County School District, located in the Florida panhandle, has removed several dictionaries from its library shelves over concerns that making the dictionaries available to students would violate Florida law. The American Heritage Children's Dictionary, Webster's Dictionary for Students,...
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Check this bit from the end:
In a brief submitted by the State of Florida in support of Escambia, Attorney General Ashley Moody argued that the school board could ban books for any reason because the purpose of public school libraries is to "convey the government’s message," and that can be accomplished through "the removal of speech that the government disapproves."
What in the absolute fuck?
Bog brother is watching.
Blessed Bog Brother Be
Under His Allseeing Eye
We prefer swamp people.
Land of the free 🤔
They keep sayin' we're free, but we're all just loose.
...Whoever told you that is your enemy.
The party of small govt (except for pushing christofascism)
Ashley Moody is a fascist traitor
I initially read that as "fashion traitor" and pictured her wearing Gucci in a Prada zone.
Jesus Christ
That part stuck out to me, too. That is really terrifying.
Ok, I give up. You guys can let me out please. The shit you’re throwing into this simulation is just ridiculous.