Months since it took effect, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature law to censor books in Florida schools has found an unintended target: his own book.
Florida educators’ struggles to adapt to the law’s confusing rules have received national attention for their apparent absurdity.detailing baseball legend Roberto Clemente’s life—based on its references to the racial discrimination he faced. The fiasco prompted DeSantis to assert that schools were overreacting to the new guidelines.
For instance, DeSantis used the terms “woke” and “gender ideology” 46 times and 10 times, respectively, both of which could constituteOn page 125, DeSantis—who asserts he wrote the entire book himself—describes students being forced to “chant to the Aztec god of human sacrifice,” anfrom a proposed ethnic studies curriculum for K-12 students at a California school district.
It’s unclear how widely available DeSantis’ book, which was officially released on February 28, currently is on the shelves of Florida school libraries.
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