'Florida considers books to be more dangerous to students than assault rifles,' noted one observer. 'This is truly a dystopian state.'
Teachers in at least one Florida county this week began removing or covering books in their classrooms to avoid running afoul of a new law requiring every volume to be vetted by a state-trained 'media specialist'—violation of which could result in felony charges.
' Because few if any books have been screened by media specialists, many Manatee County teachers erred on the side of caution and covered their entire classroom libraries. However, teachers and students found ways of resisting the new law, even as they took action to comply with it.'Readers Gonna Read,' read one student-drawn sign taped to swaths of blue construction paper covering one middle school classroom's library. 'Free the Books,' demanded another.
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