The Escambia County School District, located in the Florida panhandle, has removed several dictionaries from its library shelves over concerns that making the dictionaries available to students would violate Florida law. The American Heritage Children's Dictionary, Webster's Dictionary for Students, and Merriam-Webster's Elementary Dictionary are among
While I didn’t think that they would go after a dictionary, it’s not surprising that fascists would go after a book full of definitions.
After reading a little bit, it’s not that they banned dictionaries, but it seems the district got ahead of the curve. The law itself is the problem
That’s why they have an overly broad definition of what is prohibited. So they can pick and choose what they will allow.
In this case I think the district is doing this in protest. The legislators intended to pick and choose, but the district is applying it as written, so Dictionaries are out. They’re highlighting how absurd the law is.
That was my impression, similar move to schools banning the Bible citing all the beastiality, rape and mass murder in there
Eh, I think this is going to play into the legislator’s designs.
My thoughts as well. This leads to “only approved books allowed.”
Which is the whole point of the law.
They have already stated they want “their people” to be the deciders. It’s just textbook fascism.
Without the textbook.