Florida DOE Issues List Of 386 Books Banned In 2022

Tampa’s CBS affiliate reports:

According to a list released by Florida’s Department of Education, school districts across the state issued a combined total of 386 book bans after receiving a total of 1,218 objections in 2022. More than half of the objections were raised by the same two people: Bruce Friedman, the founder of the Florida chapter of the activist group No Left Turn in Education, and Vicki Baggett.

Friedman reportedly got titles from an internet database and photocopied thousands of objections with vague complaints like “Protect Children!” and “Damaged Souls!.” Baggett submitted hundreds of complaints of “indoctrination” and apparently copied from book reviews on BookLooks.org, a book challenging group founded by a member of Moms for Liberty.

Read the full article. The list linked above is in PDF form.

.@EducationFL releases list of approximately 300 banned books while claiming “Florida does not ban books.”

Banned books include award-winning works by Toni Morrison and Bernard Malamud, and illustrated books such as A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo.https://t.co/50NkA6KKLN

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