While dictionaries were merely removed for review, the whole business is symptomatic of the DeSantis presidential campaign’s pandering to GOP/Trumpist fascism.
Snopes has fact-checked other rumors about books supposedly "banned" in Florida schools in light of the state's push to give parents more authority over educational materials. In 2022, for example, a "banned books" list including "The Color Purple," "A Wrinkle in Time," and "The Catcher in the Rye" went viral. It was intended to be satirical.
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CALIFORNIA GUN ENHANCEMENT LAW CHANGES (2022): “USE A GUN & YOU’RE DONE” EXPLAINED
Penal Code 12022.53, known as the “use a gun and you’re done law,” can take a misdemeanor or wobbler offense and make it a serious felony that can follow someone for life. Commonly seen in cases such as assault/battery and robberies, the implications are many for someone who uses a firearm while committing certain crimes. Enhancements can add significant time to your sentence, which is served in addition to, and after, the original offense. Enhancements can add 10, 20 or even 25 years to life!
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Florida has been among states leading the national surge in school book challenges that began in 2021, and Escambia County has become ground zero for book removals within the state. With the lawsuit against its school board proceeding in federal court, it has also become a testing ground for free speech advocates’ arguments against book restrictions.
Webster’s Dictionary and Thesaurus for Students, Merriam-Webster’s Elementary Dictionary, the American Heritage Children’s Dictionary and other titles were pulled from schools in Escambia County, Fla., where officials are reviewing books for compliance with the law’s prohibition on materials with “sexual” content.
Also investigated were the World Book Encyclopedia of People and Places, the World Almanac and Book of Facts, and other reference books on topics including science, mythology and the Bible, according to a list published by the school district and circulated this week by PEN America, a free speech group that has sued the school board over the removals.
That dictionaries were included in the review process and triggered the “sexual conduct” criteria for a second look demonstrates how sweeping the state’s new rules are and how fraught the climate in districts has become, said Kasey Meehan, director of PEN America’s Freedom to Read program.
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