A Florida County Finds These 115 Books Objectionable

metroweekly.com:

The Collier County School District has placed advisory notices on both online and physical copies of the books in response to parental concerns about their content.The advisory states: “This book has been identified by some community members as unsuitable for students,” and adds that the decision of whether or not a book is suitable should be determined by a student’s parents.Although it does not prevent students from checking out certain titles from Collier County’s libraries, the advisory is visible to parents, who can choose to monitor the books their children have taken through an online portal provided by the district.The books that have been flagged include works with LGBTQ characters, especially transgender characters, books dealing with race or racism, books that contain sexual content, and even picture books for children dealing with potentially controversial issues.At least 62 of the 115 flagged books have LGBTQ or transgender characters or themes, while nearly one-third have protagonists or secondary characters of color, reports the Naples Daily News. (The full list of books appears at the bottom of this post.)The district says the advisories were placed on the books in February and March, in order to comply with the state’s Parental Bill of Rights law.

Also known as the “Don’t Say Gay” law, it requires parents to be informed about anything dealing with their children’s education or well-being.Significantly, the law prohibits LGBTQ-related instruction in primary grades, as well as older grades, if the material is deemed to not be “age or developmentally appropriate.”Republican Gov.

Ron DeSantis also signed another bill into law earlier this year that gives parents and members of the public increased access to.