According to a new report from the Florida Department of Education, Clay County received 40% of Florida's 1,218 book challenges filed last year. Over 489 challenges were from Bruce Friedman.
September 06, 2023 at 4:44 pm EDT
Friedman has challenged hundreds of titles and 177, or roughly half of those challenges, have resulted in books being removed from the shelves. “The challenges have been indiscriminate in nature and very difficult to predict. So, in order for us to divide sort of a strategy that would bring a satisfactory solution in the mind of our complainant, that’s been a challenge,” said Dailey.“If I had a babysitter that I came home to and she was teaching my kid how to play spin the bottle, she’s fired. So, do I have a right to challenge that book?” said Friedman. “I have a right to challenge any book for any reason.
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