Florida Democrats are using Governor Ron DeSantis‘ book ban against him.
DeSantis has faced backlash over a law passed last year requiring teachers to remove books that do not appear on a state-approved reading list until they are reviewed by an employee with a media specialist certificate. School officials across the Sunshine State have scrambled to comply with the law, with some saying it has created confusion about which books are now allowed in the classroom.
Republicans, including DeSantis, have said this legislation prevents students from obtaining books that are not age-appropriate, but critics view the law as an attempt to stifle discussion about issues including race and the LGBTQ+ community in public schools, raising concerns that many topics may be censored by this law, which has been met with staunch opposition from Democrats.
But the law could be coming back to bite DeSantis. Florida House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell, a Democrat, is now leading an effort to have 50 Florida counties review DeSantis’ own book, The Courage to Be Free: Florida’s Blueprint for America’s Revival, Daily Beast reported.
Ron DeSantis’ Book Ban Comes Back to Bite Him (newsweek.com)