Florida Freedom to Read, an activist group seeking to combat censorship in Florida schools, obtained the full results of the survey through a public information request. Notably, DeSantis did not release the full results of the survey.
I don't think it's ever been appropriate in the history of Florida for adults to be providing pornography to minors. There were reports saying, oh, teachers are so worried, you know, they may end up being charged with third degree felony for having books in their classroom… longstanding Florida law says that it's unlawful for adults to provide pornography for minors.
He claimed that "of the 175 books removed across the state…153 (87%) were identified as pornographic, violent, or inappropriate for their grade level."ĭeSantis stressed that teachers who distribute pornographic materials to students could and should be prosecuted for a felony: And many books that did receive that label do not meet the definition of pornography - or anything close - under state or federal law.ĭeSantis touted data collected by the Florida Department of Education from a survey of 23 school districts that removed books from their libraries. Few of the books removed from Florida school libraries were deemed pornographic or sexually explicit. īut new records, obtained by Popular Information, shows the reality is starkly different. "Removing clear instances of pornography and sexually explicit materials, often within arms reach of our youngest kids, is not book banning," Florida Department of Education Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr. DeSantis claimed the notion that Florida was involved in book banning was "a nasty hoax because it’s a hoax in service of trying to pollute and sexualize our children." Rather, they were simply removing "pornography" from school libraries and classrooms. " During the event, DeSantis claimed that Florida schools, under his leadership, were not banning educational materials. On March 8, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) conducted a press conference in which he purported to debunk the " book ban hoax. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) on (Photo by Paul Hennessy via Getty Images)
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