{"id":51906,"date":"2024-11-14T18:12:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T23:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=51906"},"modified":"2024-11-14T18:15:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T23:15:38","slug":"hundreds-of-books-pulled-from-florida-school-libraries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/11\/14\/hundreds-of-books-pulled-from-florida-school-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of books pulled from Florida school libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

According to a list compiled by the state\u2019s Department of Education for the 2023-24 school year, hundreds of books were removed from shelves at Florida schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The list shows more than 700 books were \u201cremoved or discontinued,\u201d an increase from the 400 last year.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The department said the books were removed due to an objection by a parent, student or resident of a county.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The list shows how many books were removed by different school districts, with some districts removing none and others removing more than 100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The titles removed include \u201cThe Bluest Eye\u201d by Toni Morrison and \u201cForever\u201d by Judy Blume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Florida has long led the nation in books removed from school shelves, citing inappropriate material while others say the state is looking to remove LGBTQ content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere are no books banned in Florida and sexually explicit materials do not belong in schools. Once again, far-left activist groups are pushing the book ban hoax on Floridians,\u201d the state Department of Education said, according to local outlet WUWF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe better question is, why do these groups continue to fight to expose children to sexually explicit materials?\u201d the department added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Educators and students have created ways to get around these bans, such as organizing a \u201cBanned Book Club\u201d and putting up more Little Free Library kiosks with books that have been targeted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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