Timothy Bella & Hannah Natanson: Teacher fired after #DeSantis says bookshelf video was ‘fake narrative’

"Brian Covey, a substitute teacher at Mandarin Middle School in Jacksonville, posted a video to Twitter last month showing rows of empty bookshelves at the school’s library. Covey is one of several teachers in Duval and Manatee counties who’ve posted photos or videos in recent weeks showing how school districts are responding to new Florida laws regarding books and materials available to children in classrooms and libraries. Duval County Public Schools, the district for Mandarin Middle School, urged educators last month to follow the new laws and ;err on the side of caution' to determine whether a book 'is developmentally appropriate for student use.'"

DeSantis is quintupling-down on his #fascism #Florida effort.

#manateecounty #duvalcountypublicschools
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/02/18/florida-teacher-empty-school-bookshelves-video-desantis

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