Book removal /tags/book-removal Book removal en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:41:00 GMT Report: Florida is No. 1 in school book removals for the third year in a row /government-politics/2025-10-01/report-florida-is-no-1-in-school-book-removals-for-the-third-year-in-a-row The state had more than 2,300 titles taken off shelves last school year, according to data released by PEN America, an organization fighting against the law enabling book challenges. Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:41:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-10-01/report-florida-is-no-1-in-school-book-removals-for-the-third-year-in-a-row Douglas Soule Federal judge overturns part of Florida’s book ban law, drawing on precedent protecting First Amendment /law-justice/2025-09-19/federal-judge-overturns-part-of-floridas-book-ban-law-drawing-on-precedent-protecting-first-amendment When a junior at an Orange County public high school in Florida visited the school library to check out a copy of “On the Road” by Jack Kerouac, it wasn’t in its Dewey decimal system-assigned location. It turns out the title had been removed from the library’s shelves because of a complaint, and in compliance with Florida House Bill 1069, it had been removed from the library indefinitely. Fri, 19 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2025-09-19/federal-judge-overturns-part-of-floridas-book-ban-law-drawing-on-precedent-protecting-first-amendment James B. Blasingame | The Conversation Florida school board 'privilege' appeal rejected in long-running legal battle about removing books /education/2025-07-16/florida-school-board-privilege-appeal-rejected-in-long-running-legal-battle-about-removing-books Escambia County has been a battleground in recent years as school districts in various parts of Florida have removed or restricted access to books. Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:50:39 GMT /education/2025-07-16/florida-school-board-privilege-appeal-rejected-in-long-running-legal-battle-about-removing-books Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida Florida lawmakers push bill that critics say would increase school book removals — again /education/2025-03-19/florida-lawmakers-push-bill-that-critics-say-would-increase-school-book-removals-again GOP legislators say the bill would protect children from harmful content. Critics argue it would escalate challenges of books in schools. Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:40:41 GMT /education/2025-03-19/florida-lawmakers-push-bill-that-critics-say-would-increase-school-book-removals-again Douglas Soule Broward LGBTQ museum fights to tell 'every story' in the face of education crackdown /education/2023-06-28/broward-lgbtq-museum-stonewall The director of Fort Lauderdale's Stonewall National Museum & Archives, housing the country's largest lending library of LGBTQ literature, talks to SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± about the importance of the decades-old institution at a time when state government is restricting education. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:12:56 GMT /education/2023-06-28/broward-lgbtq-museum-stonewall Gerard Albert A Miami K-8 school removed four books from its shelves. An advocate says it was censorship /the-south-florida-roundup/2023-05-29/books-removed-miami-lakes-school Raegan Miller said local school officials' process to remove Amanda Gorman's poem, along with several books, lacked transparency and amounted to censorship. Mon, 29 May 2023 15:30:03 GMT /the-south-florida-roundup/2023-05-29/books-removed-miami-lakes-school Ammy Galeano Book ban attempts hit record high in 2022, library org says /education/2023-03-23/book-ban-attempts-hit-record-high-in-2022-library-org-says A new report from the American Library Association says attempted book bannings and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, setting a record in 2022. Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:30:00 GMT /education/2023-03-23/book-ban-attempts-hit-record-high-in-2022-library-org-says Hillel Italie | Associated Press A Florida House panel advances a bill that would bolster scrutiny of school books /government-politics/2023-03-16/a-florida-house-panel-advances-a-bill-that-would-bolster-scrutiny-of-school-books The House Education Quality Subcommittee voted 13-5 along party lines to support the measure, with sponsor Stan McClain, R-Ocala, pushing back against opponents who characterized it as enabling book bans. Thu, 16 Mar 2023 18:50:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-03-16/a-florida-house-panel-advances-a-bill-that-would-bolster-scrutiny-of-school-books Ryan Dailey - News Service of Florida Book deemed pornographic by DeSantis administration is removed from Broward high schools /education/2023-02-15/book-deemed-pornographic-by-desantis-administration-is-removed-from-broward-high-schools Broward school libraries will remove a sexually explicit teen graphic novel that Gov. Ron DeSantis administration categorized as “pornography.” Wed, 15 Feb 2023 22:30:00 GMT /education/2023-02-15/book-deemed-pornographic-by-desantis-administration-is-removed-from-broward-high-schools Scott Travis, Anthony Man and Leslie Postal | South Florida Sun Sentinel