Statewide teachers union-Florida Education Association: Teachers, Librarians, Parents Challenge Censorship Agenda

 The Florida Education Association, the Florida Freedom to Read Project and Families for Strong Public Schools (“petitioners”) filed a petition

 Thursday, March 16, challenging the DeSantis administration’s actions that shutter classroom libraries and undermine public education. On behalf of teachers, librarians, students and families, the petitioners are seeking an order holding the rules unlawful and directing the Florida Department of Education (“FLDOE”) to halt enforcement of these rules and to notify Florida schools that the rules exceed the FLDOE’s authority and will not be enforced. The petitioners’ challenge seeks to alleviate the burden on teachers and library staff, mitigate the harm on students and parents, and enable the reopening of classroom libraries across the state....

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Statewide teachers union, other groups file lawsuit challenging Florida’s library book rules

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'Shelves have been left barren': Florida teachers sue DeSantis' government over school library regulations.

The Florida teachers union and other groups are suing the state education department, saying the way it interpreted a new law about school library books goes further than the law intended, leading to censorship and book bans.