Under State Threats, Hillsborough Pulls Transgender YouTuber’s Memoir

Under state threats, Hillsborough pulls transgender YouTuber’s memoir

After a social media squabble, Florida’s education commissioner announced the county had removed the book from school shelves.

Hillsborough schools yank LGBTQ+ memoir after state warning

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Under Threat from State, Florida Public Schools Are Banning These 55+ Books Without Review

Despite the legal precedent of “local control” in Florida’s statutes related to book bans in public schools, the State Board of Education has been threatening legal action against districts that don’t remove 55 books they deem inappropriate. It began with Florida’s Education Commissioner and Attorney General writing letters to leadership at Hillsborough County Public Schools. The Education Commissioner’s letter stated that the district had two b…