Gov. DeSantis signs book review, charter school changes

POLITICS IN 2005 AFTER A SHORT-LIVED RUN FOR THE WHITE HOUSE, IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE ADELE, THEIR FOUR DAUGHTERS AND A HEATED DISCUSSION AT THE BROWARD SCHOOL BOARD MEETING INVOLVING BANNING BOOKS INCLUDING THE BIBLE. WE ARE HEARING FROM AN ORGANIZATION THAT SAYS BOOK BANS ARE HAPPENING AT AN

ALARMING RATE. CHELSEA JONES HAS MORE ON THE FINDINGS AND HOW THE GOVERNOR HAS CHANGES TO IT ON THE MAP. Reporter: RELEASING A STUDY TODAY WHICH FOUND MORE THAN FLORIDA HAVE BEEN BANNED IN JUST THE FIRST HALF OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE ISSUE THOUGH IS NOT LIMITED TO JUST

FLORIDA BUT THEY SAY IT’S GONE TOO FAR. AND BASED ON COMMENTS TODAY GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS AGREES. YOU ALL OVER YOU VIEW THIS BOOK AND SAID THAT IT WAS EDUCATIONAL. PASSIONATE DECLARATIONS DURING PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE BROWARD SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TUESDAY. SPEAKERS COMING TO THE MICROPHONE VOICING CONCERNS OVER

BOOKS THAT STILL SIT ON THE SHELVES IN BROWARD SCHOOLS THAT THEY SIMPLY DO NOT AGREE WITH. LIKE THE BIBLE. WHEN SHE CARRIED ON OPENLY AND FLAUNTED HER NAKEDNESS, I TURNED AND DISCUSSED FROM HER. WHILE THIS FRUSTRATION HAS GROWN IN THE PAST FEW YEARS THEY LOOKED INTO IT, ACROSS

THE NATION JUST THIS SCHOOL YEAR MORE THAN 4000 BOOKS WERE BANNED IN SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND JUST THE FIRST HALF OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. AND THE THEMES ARE ALMOST IDENTICAL

NATIONWIDE. OVERWHELMINGLY THESE BOOKS ARE LGBTQ+ INCLUSIVE OR BOOKS THAT TALK ABOUT RACE AND RACISM AND FEATURE CHARACTERS

OF COLOR OR BOOKS THAT TALK ABOUT OR INCLUDE ANY SORT OF SEXUAL EXPERIENCE. WHAT’S SURPRISING IS THE TYPES OF PEOPLE WE SEE RAISING THE CONCERN. THEIR INDIVIDUAL ACTIVISTS TO HAVE A REAL AGENDA TO SEE THOSE FORMS OF BOOKS AND TYPES OF BOOKS REMOVED FROM SCHOOLS. IN ADDITION WE

ARE WATCHING THE WAYS IN WHICH LEGISLATION IS ALSO CONFUSING DISTRICTS. GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS SIGNED A NEW EDUCATION BILL THAT FLORIDA RESIDENTS WITHOUT CHILDREN IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY NOT OBJECT TO MORE THAN ONE MATERIAL PER MONTH. THIS COMES LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER HE HAD HUNDREDS OF BOOKS

PULLED FROM SCHOOL SHELVES HE SAYS BANS HAVE GONE TOO FAR. YOU HAVE SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE TAKING THE CURRICULUM TRANSPARENCY AND TRYING TO WEAPON EYES THAT FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES. THAT INVOLVES OBJECTING TO NORMAL BOOKS. THE TOPIC OF BOOKS BECAME A BATTLEGROUND. YOU ARE MUTING MY YOU DON’T WANT

TO BE CHALLENGED. THE NEW LAW SIGNED WILL TAKE EFFECT JULY 1 BUT WILL NOT LIMIT HOW MANY CHALLENGES