New legislation on education materials in the state resulted in the school district rejecting a donation of dictionaries.
Over the last 15 years, the Venice SuncoastRotary Club has donated over 4,000 dictionaries to the school district, according to the club's patrons. They have never been rejected before, according to The Herald- Tribune.
Gar Reese told The Tribune that he thought someone could approve a dictionary in less than a minute. We are going through a lot of trouble.
Florida's House Bill 1467 went into effect on July 1st and mandated that all educational reading materials be approved by an education media specialist. The school district is looking for three media specialists.
The governor said when he signed the bill that it would ensureculum transparency.
Parents have the right to be involved in their children's education. We are not going to allow politicians to deny parents the right to know what their children are learning in school.
The law is one of many championed by the political right that want to remove history from schools. A portion of the "Stop WOKE Act" was blocked by a federal judge.
The book freeze in the district is expected to last until January while they seek guidance from the DOE.
Reese told The Tribune that he was disappointed. People don't want to argue over a dictionary.
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