banned books

A new report from the American Library Association says attempted book bannings and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, setting a record in 2022.

The administrative legal challenge seeks to force the Florida Department of Education to roll back its media specialist training and follow the language of HB 1467.

Gov. DeSantis, who called Florida's book bans a "hoax," started the media conference showing some of the pages from the books that have been flagged.

Training for the law, HB 1467, now says school media specialists should "err on the side of caution" if reading material aloud in a public meeting would make them uncomfortable.

A picture book written by a South Florida transgender activist is among the most banned kids' books in the U.S., according to the advocacy group PEN America.

COMMENTARY: The removal of books on Black Latinos in Florida public schools shows Latin America we share its racism — and its denial of the existence of racism.

Hundreds of Miami-Dade County high schoolers were able to see the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Anna in the Tropics" after district officials reversed a decision to bar students from the show.

A wave of censorship is washing over Florida's public schools, as they grapple with new state laws and regulations that are increasing scrutiny over library books. In Broward County, one teacher says she's been told to close her classroom library.

It comes as photos emerged of teachers covering bookcases with blankets to prevent getting in trouble.

Top education officials approved a rule to carry out a new state law requiring school-library employees to complete training sessions to increase scrutiny of materials.

The Florida Department of Education is warning district staff to "err on the side of caution" when choosing books for their school libraries. In new guidance up for a vote, librarians are warned to avoid books that contain “unsolicited theories that may lead to student indoctrination."

Among the titles that prison staff deemed were too inflammatory for incarcerated Floridians to read include cook books, French and Arabic language dictionaries, and a guide on how to survive solitary confinement.