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DeSantis signs bill on book selection rules, school board term limits

The governor said the new law will further empower parents to control their children’s education

One of the families attending an appearance by Gov. Ron DeSantis' on March 25, 2022, in Daytona Beach holds a sign alluding to the governor's theme of advancing parents' rights when it comes to schooling. DeSantis came to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to sign a bill that adds requirements for school book selection and sets term limits for school board members. The family was not identified. [ The Florida Channel ]

From TampaBay.com…

Standing behind a sign proclaiming “curriculum transparency,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed into law a measure setting added requirements for schools as they select books.

“I think it’s going to help give parents a lot of confidence that they can send their kids to school and they’ll get an education but they’re not necessarily going to be indoctrinated in things that are very, very questionable,” said DeSantis, appearing at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach.

In recent months, parents in several counties including Hillsboroughhave urged their school districts to remove titles that they have deemed pornographic and questioned how they landed on the shelves in the first place. Many relate to LGTBQ coming of age stories such as Gender Queer, a graphic novel that Pinellas County schools pulled and which DeSantis specifically mentioned.

The bill (HB 1467) also sets 12-year limits on the terms of school board members, starting with those who win in the Nov. 8 general election.

“I’m a big believer in term limits,” DeSantis said, suggesting Florida should have them for Congress and other elected offices too. “But you don’t always even have to wait for that to attach. You can throw the bums out in the election.”

He said he planned to get “involved” this fall in local board elections.

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