Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis accused teachers unions of purposefully pulling benign books off school libraries to falsely cast him and his backers as racist zealots. DeSantis made the charge Tuesday a…
Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis has accused teachers unions of ordering their members to pull benign books off school library shelves to falsely cast him and his supporters as racist, authoritarian zealots.after being asked about the removal of a book on Puerto Rican baseball great Roberto Clemente that detailed his experiences with racism.
“I think the school unions are involved with this,” DeSantis added to reporters. “I mean, you guys can FOIA some of these communications — I guarantee you, you’ll find some of that with the people that are doing it. So that’s a joke, OK?”— which compels districts to remove books that espouse critical race theory — is causing educators to yank any volume that might touch on racial issues.
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