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The Scoop: WMNF Daily News Digest

The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

Big Gay Book Party in St. Pete With anxieties around book bans and classroom instruction at an all-time high, a St. Petersburg book store held a Big Gay Book Party last Saturday to showcase local...

Big Gay Book Party at Book + Bottle in St. Petersburg

With anxieties around book bans and classroom instruction at an all-time high, a St. Petersburg book store held a Big Gay Book Party last Saturday to showcase local LGBTQ authors, and offer them a safe...

ACLU is helping with claims about censorship in Florida schools

The American Civil Liberties Union offered a forum of about 50 Concerned Citizens, teachers, students, lawyers, and media specialists in an effort to address anxieties while encouraging the public to speak out about educational censorship.
books

Florida book objection list approved

The State Board of Education on Wednesday approved a new rule that will lead to Florida officials publishing an annual list of library books and instructional materials that have drawn public objections, in a move...
This Book Is Gay is a target of some people for book banning

WMNF airs audio from Hillsborough School Board discussion of the challenged book, “This Book Is Gay” – it was banned in all district middle schools

The Hillsborough (Florida) School Board discusses a challenged book: This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson.”
education

Florida’s school book rules draw a challenge

A teachers union has filed a challenge against the state Department of Education over new rules related to school books.

Raegan Miller and Jen Cousins from the Florida Freedom to Read Project joined us to discuss the recent spate of book bans in public schools, and the impact of the Parental Rights in Education law.

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