Florida Education Board Approves Training for Librarians on Explicit Content for Children

Tampa Free Press

Florida’s top education officials on Wednesday approved a rule to carry out a new state law requiring school-library employees to complete training sessions as part of an effort to increase scrutiny of library books and instructional materials.

The state Board of Education gave the go-ahead to the rule, which was finalized after numerous library books were challenged in school districts around Florida. The challenges were based largely on accusations that the books contain sexually explicit content.

Gov. Ron DeSantis last year approved a law (HB 1467), passed by the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature, requiring school boards to adopt procedures that provide for the “regular removal or discontinuance” of books based on factors such as alignment to state standards.

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