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made public last Friday, was generated to comply with a state law that took effect on July 1.The law requires local education agencies, including school boards and the governing board of charter schools, to prioritize “protecting children from the harmful effects of illicit pornography over other considerations.” The board said it was committed to enforcing the law.Traditionally, schools and librarians have looked at the overall content and value of challenged books, rather than cherry-picked selections from such works, when determining whether books should be removed from shelves or banned altogether.However, the new law refuses to make allowances for works that may contain some adult content but have overriding literary, political, or artistic value. That means any works containing descriptions of sex or masturbation are banned, as are any books with LGBTQ content that opponents may claim is “sexual.”When a local education body removes a book for violating the law, it must notify the state board of education.

more than 2800 books from school, including the American Heritage Children’s Dictionary, Webster’s Dictionary for Students, and Merriam-Webster’s Elementary Dictionary, and placed them into storage, reports Popular Information.The justification for the dictionary removals is that certain definitions or entries contained in the texts may violate “Don’t Say Gay,” the state’s “parental rights” law that prohibits students in grades K-12 from being exposed to LGBTQ-related content and “age-inappropriate” material. Under the law, residents of any county are empowered to demand the removal of any library book that “depicts or describes sexual conduct,” as defined under Florida law, regardless of whether or not the book is pornographic.Rather than consider individual complaints, the Escambia County School Board adopted an emergency rule last June that required the district’s librarians to review all library books and remove any works believed to contain such content.Because most dictionaries contain in-depth definitions of sex and sexual anatomy and define LGBTQ terms like “gay” and “lesbian,” they were flagged for removal.To purge the flagged books, school libraries in Escambia County were closed at the start of the school year.

EXCLUSIVE: Producers Ian Collie and Rob Gibson are best known for helping bring an injured mongrel dog into the global consciousness in Colin From Accounts. Ahead of a busy 2024, the pair sat down with Deadline to chat about plans for their Easy Tiger Productions imprint, the state of TV in Australia and signing with CAA.

British producers and directors are coming together to forge a forum with BBC Studios and ITV Studios in order to address the significant challenges posed by the sector.

Post-pandemic audiences are much more open to different cultures, thanks to streaming and exposure to new types of content, but some of the world’s biggest film industries are still figuring out how to adapt in a rapidly changing landscape, said speakers on the ‘Cinematic Crossovers’ panel in Red Sea Souk. 

Saudi Arabia‘s Red Sea International Film Festival is midway through its third edition, running November 30 to December 9 in the palatial surroundings of the seafront Ritz Carlton in the port city of Jeddah.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Disney CEO Bob Iger focused on instilling employees with renewed optimism about the Mouse House’s “blessed” and “fortunate” state during a virtual company-wide town hall Tuesday, rather than making any proclamations about the company’s future. The event, moderated by ABC News’ David Muir, was held just over a week after the one-year anniversary of Iger’s return to the helm at Disney (Iger hosted a similar town hall exactly a year ago to the day, upon resuming his post last November) following the surprise ousting of Bob Chapek, and on the heels of Disney reporting its most recent quarterly and full-fiscal-year earnings and taking a stumble at the Thanksgiving holiday box office with new animated film “Wish.” When asked by Muir if coming back to the position of CEO has been more challenging than he had anticipated, Iger, who originally ran Disney for 15 years from 2005-2020, said yes. “I knew that there were myriad challenges that I would face coming back,” Iger said.

ITV's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! has made a comeback.The star-studded line-up includes the likes of Nella Rose, Josie Gibson, Danielle Harold and Marvin Humes, to name a few. While the celebrities compete for stars to win food for themselves and their campmates, this year's contestants are set to face a host of new, and dangerous, trials.

Lupita Jones stepped down and released a statement, Miss Universe called a press conference to announce the official appointment of Cynthia de la Vega as the new director of Miss Universe Mexico.Cynthia has extensive experience in beauty pageants, having participated in various editions, such as Elite Model Look Mexico in Sanya, China, in 2008. She also participated in Nuestra Belleza Mexico, where she was the first finalist in 2010.

Illumination’s upcoming film Migration is a comedy about a family of ducks trying to fly from New York to Jamaica. Writer-director Benjamin Renner makes his 3D animation debut, and John Powell wrote the score for his film. Renner told the audience Saturday at Deadline’s Contenders Film Los Angeles event that Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri assured him he could pick up 3D animation on the job.

The MSP for Rutherglen has challenged the UK Government to use the autumn Budget to reverse rising levels of poverty in the UK as new figures show record foodbank usage in the UK.

PBS fans: we finally have a season four trailer for Miss Scarlet And The Duke!

AFM will get picked up. But given the climate in Hollywood, many projects won’t officially hit the market until February at the European Film Market in Berlin.

Finding your way in an airport with countless signs can lead travellers in different directions and often feels like solving a complicated puzzle.

discussing the “challenges” of being a single parent on Jay Shetty’s “On Purpose” podcast. “I think I’m still learning how to be a single parent,” Kardashian, 43, who co-parents her kids North, 10, Saint, 7, Chicago, 5, and Psalm, 4, with her ex-husband Kanye West, 46, said in the episode. “And I just did the Jay Shetty podcast where I spoke about parenting, and I mean, I should be used to it now, but everyone had a lot to say.”Back in May, Kardashian told Shetty that parenting is “really f—king hard” and that there are nights where she cries herself to sleep.

Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy’s performance on “Dancing with the Stars” has been nothing short of extraordinary, and they are currently the talk of the town as they have surged to the top of the leaderboard, achieving the season’s first 9s and 10s. The duo’s incredible chemistry on the dance floor is undeniable, leaving the judges and audiences in awe. Their performances have been a beautiful blend of grace, passion, and precision, showcasing their dedication and hard work in each routine.In an exclusive interview with HOLA! USA, Xochitl, and Val opened up about the secret to their undeniable chemistry.

In the last couple of years, studies have shown that the state of mental health for LGBTQ youth is tumultuous. The Human Rights Campaign earlier in 2023 declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ Americans, and the rights and mere existence of queer and trans youth have been the basis of many legislative and educational discussions of late.

Married At First Sight star Thomas Kriaras has hinted he has parted ways with his wife Rosaline "Rozz" Darlington after he spoke about their "challenges" on a TikTok live. Viewers have witnessed the newly-married couple go through a turbulent journey on the show so far, with difficult conversations being had and tears being shed.The couple got off to a rough start after Rosaline admitted she wasn’t attracted to her husband.They then consummated the marriage to see if it changed her feelings, but she said they remained the same.

Idina Menzel looked back on her marriage to Taye Diggs and some challenges that they faced in Hollywood.

Adrian Peterson has made it to the fourth week of competition on Dancing With the Stars and he’s getting ready for “Disney100 Night“!

As told to Photography by Today, Glamour unveils our two global Women of the Year—America Ferrera and —who are being honored by Glamour in the US, as well as Germany, Mexico and Latin America, Spain, and the UK. The rest of our incredible class of 2023 will be announced on November 1, 2023.When I was five years old, I declared to my mother that when I grew up, I wanted to be both an actress and a human rights lawyer.