banned more than 1,000 titles last school year, far more than any other state. The legislation also prohibits classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in Pre-K through eighth grade.
Stay woke with our daily briefing while staying informed on all things LGBTQ+ entertainment, life, and more!During a public appearance Thursday, DeSantis tried to walk back the ill-advised policy.“With objecting–if you go to a school board meeting objecting.
If you have a kid in school, OK. But if you’re somebody who doesn’t have a kid in school and you’re gonna object to 100 books?
No, I don’t think that’s appropriate,” he said. “I think the legislature is interested in limiting what the number of challenges you can do, and maybe making it be contingent on whether you actually have kids in school or not.