The #ManateeCounty, Florida SOE voter purge continues. Democrats lost about 10% of their active registered voters in a month. Rs lost less than 5%. How are they purging so many in such a short time? This county is *growing*, mind you...

End of an era: Mixon family selling Mixon Fruit Farms #ManateeCounty #TampaBay https://www.fox13news.com/news/mixon-family-selling-mixon-fruit-farms

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

Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Art Exhibit Canceled after Florida College Objects to Words 'Diversity' and 'Inclusion.'

State College of Florida in #ManateeCounty

Same #ManateeCounty that asked teachers to remove or cover up classroom libraries

Same #ManateeCounty that is considering reinstalling a Confederate monument

Same #ManateeCounty that just voted to become a 2nd Amendment gun sanctuary county

Same #ManateeCounty that established a DeSantis Park last year

https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/education/2023/02/15/embracing-our-differences-exhibit-canceled-at-state-college-of-florida-over-diversity-and-inclusion/69907264007/

Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Art Exhibit Canceled after Florida College Objects to Words 'Diversity' and 'Inclusion.'

State College of Florida in Bradenton, #ManateeCounty asked for removal of the artwork

Same #ManateeCounty that asked teachers to remove or cover up classroom libraries

Same #ManateeCounty that is considering reinstalling a Confederate monument

Same #ManateeCounty that just voted to become a 2nd Amendment gun sanctuary county

https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/education/2023/02/15/embracing-our-differences-exhibit-canceled-at-state-college-of-florida-over-diversity-and-inclusion/69907264007/

Don Falls teaches #HighSchool social studies in #ManateeCounty, #Florida.

"I'm a Florida teacher who's been forced to cover up the books in my classroom. Here's why I'm suing Ron DeSantis."

This year, a new law in Florida requires that all books in public schools be vetted for #children.

High school social studies teacher Don Falls said he covered up his books to comply with the law.

#RonDeSantis #Education #SocialStudies
https://www.businessinsider.com/florida-teacher-books-classroom-desantis-2023-1

Herald-Tribune: Manatee County to Push Back Against 'Woke Agenda' at New Lakewood Ranch Library

Same county that just ordered teachers to remove all the books from K12 classroom shelves or cover them up.

Same county that is debating whether to re-erect a Confederate monument in front of the historic county courthouse.

Same county that established a DeSantis Park last year.

You can see where this is going...

#ManateeCounty #Florida

Same county that just ordered teachers to remove all the books from K12 classroom shelves or cover them up.

Same county that is debating whether to re-erect a Confederate monument in front of the historic county courthouse.

Same county that established a DeSantis Park last year.

You can see where this is going...

#ManateeCounty #Florida

I was reading about the Manatee County fascism and the author of this article must have chosen this comment from among many and I'm here for it: https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2023/01/25/manatee-county-schools-prepare-for-book-ban

#ManateeCounty #Fascism #bookban

So #Florida teachers in #ManateeCounty have to remove the books from their libraries so that they can be vetted to, you know, avoid ‘grooming’ children.

Story here: https://popular.info/p/florida-teachers-told-to-remove-books

My blog post about #Section28 in the #1990s UK here: https://sheepchase.net/2022/11/section-28/

#DontSayGay #LGBTQ #Queer #Education #MoralPanic