As kids get ready to go back to class, more books are leaving school shelves as districts follow new state guidelines Governor Ron DeSantis said is aimed at transparency.
Action News Jax dug through records and found 19 titles have been removed from Duval County Public School shelves, 31 from St. Johns County, and 115 from Clay as student gear up to head back to school.
Both are friends with different backgrounds but now have a passion for literacy in common. They said literacy is under attack by House Bill 1467, which was signed into law last year. DCPS said the new law means all books in classroom libraries must be reviewed.
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