Florida Teacher Investigated For Showing Disney Film

The Guardian reports:

Florida education officials allegedly told a school teacher that she was under a misconduct investigation after, her friend claimed, she showed students the Disney animated film Strange World.

The purported investigation following this alleged showing of Strange World comes amid rightwing Republican governor Ron DeSantis’s attacks on educators that include book censorship and limitations on discussions of race and sex as he jockeys for his party’s presidential nomination with “anti-woke” talking points.

The film involves a group of explorers who try saving a “mysterious land from losing its vital energy source”, per Variety. A new Florida law has effectively resulted in book bans, with classrooms and libraries removing books over concerns they contain “inappropriate” content.

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Strange World is rated PG due to scenes in which characters face “peril.” The teacher reportedly has signed permission slips allowing the showing of Disney’s animated catalog.

My friend showed Disney’s Strange World in a Florida classroom and one student reported it to their parents. Now she’s under investigation by the state.

Florida is not safe for teachers, DO NOT MOVE HERE. pic.twitter.com/rZJPdadz28

— Carl Zee (@c350Zee) May 11, 2023

Hey @Disney can you add my friend to your retaliation lawsuit so she doesn’t have to fight this by herself?

— Carl Zee (@c350Zee) May 11, 2023