Florida Book Ban Targets Shakespeare 'Raunchiness'
Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet, but if they wish to read the full text they will have to do it out of school hours.According to the Tampa Bay Times, school officials are no longer teaching content from a number of books and writings amid new instructions resulting from revised standards across Florida.
School district spokesperson Tanya Arja told the publication that the move "was in consideration of the law."She referred to the Parental Rights in Education Act, signed into law by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, that prohibits a school district from encouraging classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in primary grade levels or in specific instances.Violation of the law can result in a school district being ordered to pay "damages and reasonable attorney fees and court costs."Hillsborough County Public School (HCPS) school board member Jessica Vaughn shared her concerns about the introduction of the law in a Monday Facebook post."Many of these decisions are causing a tremendous amount of anxiety and concern," she said.
