Hundreds of dictionaries will likely remain unopened for the fall term after a Florida school district informed donors that their offering would have to wait until January 2023 to be processed under the state’s recently passed education bill, which places stricter oversight on materials used in classrooms.
Officials in the Sarasota County School District made the decision to stop all donations and purchases of new books for libraries and classrooms ahead of the school year, deciding it would be wise to wait for additional guidance from the Florida Department of Education about how to navigate a new law signed by the Governor Ron DeSantis back in July.
