Florida is leading the nation in book bans in schools according to a new report conducted by PEN America.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla — Florida is leading the nation in book bans in schools according to1,406 instances of books being removed from Florida school shelves were documented by PEN America over a one-year stretch.
“Florida has really active pressures at play right now that are squeezing school districts and pressuring school districts to remove classroom and school libraries,” said Kasey Meehan, who authored the report.Sexual encounters, race and LGBTQ topics were among other common themes.. “I’ve only been victorious, if you want to call it that, when I’ve been able to prove that the book violates law. So, you don’t like that, take that up with your legislature. I’m just the guy shining the light on it,” said Friedman.
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