School districts across Florida have banned around 200 books, according to a report published by PEN America, a nonprofit that tracks book banning in the U.S.īy PEN America’s count, Florida ranked third in the U.S. standards, which measure literacy, after DeSantis eliminated Common Core educational standards in 2020. George Orwell’s “1984” is a suggested book for ninth graders, while John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” and William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” is recommended for 10th graders.įlorida adopted the B.E.S.T. “To Kill a Mockingbird” and Jack London’s “The Call of the Wild” are recommended to eighth graders in Florida. Griffin also noted that the state’s Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking, or B.E.S.T., standards recommend several of the books included in the “anti-woke” list. The state sets guidelines regarding content, and the local school districts are responsible for enforcing them.” “There is no banned book list at the state level. “The image is fake,” said Bryan Griffin, DeSantis’ press secretary. However, the governor’s office called the list “completely fictitious.” The Florida Department of Education did not respond to PolitiFact’s request for comment. “Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill also shared a screenshot of the list on Twitter - amassing more than 100,000 likes and 24,000 retweets. She later said she should have “double-checked” before sharing. Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, tweeted “books we have taught for generations,” alongside the list.
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