Some teachers in Manatee County are covering up books in their classrooms or even removing them altogether, several posts on social media show, saying it's to comply with a new state law.
The law requires all library books available to students to be approved by a certified media specialist. Under new training guidelines recently approved by the State Board of Education, media specialists are advised to avoid materials with “unsolicited theories that may lead to student indoctrination.”
"Farwell, classroom library," one teacher wrote in a post on Facebook, saying they were forced to pack up the library.
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,1,Some teachers in Manatee County are covering up books in their classrooms or even removing them altogether, several posts on social media show, saying it's to comply with a new state law.
The law requires all library books available to students to be approved by a certified media specialist. Under new training guidelines recently approved by the State Board of Education, media specialists are advised to avoid materials with “unsolicited theories that may lead to student indoctrination.”
"Farwell, classroom library," one teacher wrote in a post on Facebook, saying they were forced to pack up the library.
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