Three parents sued Florida’s top education officials Thursdayaccording to the legal document disseminated through the social networks of Democracy Foward, one of the non-governmental legal groups that represents guardians dissatisfied with the removal of books from schools.
The demandfiled in federal court in Tallahassee, is specifically issued against the state Board of Education and Commissioner of Education, Manny Díaz Jr., and alleges the state is discriminating against parents who want to oppose the removal of books from local schools by not giving them a way to do it.
The dispute arose when In 2022, Florida conservatives, led by Governor Ron DeSantis, pushed to remove hundreds of books from the shelves of the state’s school libraries, particularly those volumes that address issues of race and sexuality, according to data provided by the Florida Department of Education.
The lawsuit against the educational policies of the DeSantis government
“The legislation only benefits those parents who hold the point of view favored by the state and agree to remove books and other materials from schools,” reads the lawsuit, which also details how Ferrell sought to challenge the removal of a book titled Be quiet!written by Marilyn Reynolds, to which School officials responded that the appeal process was only for parents who wanted to remove books from shelves. and that she had no adequate basis for her challenge.
The lawsuit, signed on June 6, 2024, also includes a paragraph in which it specifies that, among the resolutions, The plaintiffs request the revision of the educational law by the state, including the parents’ request form and the actions described in the document, which would be violating, in addition to the First, the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.
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