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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Richard Hall

Ron DeSantis blames backlash over school book removals on ‘fake narrative.’ The evidence says otherwise

DeSantis/Andrea Phillips’ classroom

Florida governor Ron DeSantis has denied that books have been removed from school shelves in response to the state’s new “curriculum transparency law,” despite evidence from teachers and librarians revealing that they have.

On Tuesday, the governor was asked by a reporter in Duval County about the district ordering schools to remove all books from shelves so that they can undergo a “vetting” process to ensure they comply with the law, which was passed in Florida last year.

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