Video of Florida classroom stripped of books after DeSantis ban goes viral

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Video of Florida classroom stripped of books after DeSantis ban goes viral
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School districts in the state are reportedly scrambling to comply with the new law championed by the Republican governor.

The 18-second clip, shared by a Twitter user based in Jacksonville,several empty bookshelves in an elementary school's library. The caption reads:"Since y'all wanna play the 'this isn't really happening' game."

The same user had previously complained about"every single book" in his children's classroom being removed, adding that students were told the librarian had to review every book.

, requires teachers to remove books that do not appear on the state-approved reading list, at least until they are reviewed by an employee with a media specialist certificate. Under the new policy, books containing explicit content, particularly pornographic material, are prohibited from classrooms.

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