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Florida school district rejects donated dictionaries due to Republican-led book freeze
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Dictionaries donated by the Venice Rotary Club have been prohibited from being given to students in Sarasota County, Fla.
According to Herald-Tribune, “the Sarasota County School District stopped all donations and purchases of books for school libraries while it waits for additional guidance from the Florida Department of Education about how to navigate the effects of new education laws.”
The book freeze is reportedly expected to last until the end of the year and took effect after the passing of House Bill (HB) 1467, signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) which went into effect on July 1.
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The proposed piece of legislation required “all reading material in schools to be selected by an employee with a valid education media specialist certificate.”
