Teacher fired after DeSantis says bookshelf video was ’fake narrative’
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The School Superintendent also stated that this was not accurate.
For purposes of clarification and accuracy this person was a substitute teacher and not full time. He is reportedly a person who is politically active.
FYI this is in my town and not very far from where I live. Interestingly video shown of other schools does not show “empty shelves”.
For purposes of clarification and accuracy this person was a substitute teacher and not full time. He is reportedly a person who is politically active.
FYI this is in my town and not very far from where I live. Interestingly video shown of other schools does not show “empty shelves”.
When/how do you differentiate between an excuse and an explanation?
If the substitute teacher found an empty bookshelf and took a photo, then passed it off as something it's not, do you not think that warrants some clarification?
Yes, DeSantis is so trustworthy. Nothing to see here.
Nobody is really inherently trustworthy, especially on the internet. Kind of my point: why believe a random substitute teacher more than anyone else?
That teachers are removing or being required to remove books from their classroom or face a potential felony charge based on an intentionally vague statute.
Other than that, nothing.
Reasonable people do not agree with your simplistic summation.
From what I read, that bookshelf was full until very recently.
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Quite the competition going between States like Iowa/Florida/South Dakota/Arkansas/Texas and others to stay in the headlines in the runup to the 2024 election.
Bunch of crazy Republican Governors.
Bunch of crazy Republican Governors.
When it was emptied and the media was notified.
Dr. Green, the SOS for DCPS has indicated that this is not a district wide thing. The substitute teacher is “rumored” to be an activist and the TV station covering this is getting a lot of blowback commentary.
A follow up report showed the shelves at other schools far from empty.
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is the one that I was hoping to challenge and get taken off the shelves in Iowa!
Regarding this being a fake narrative and today’s GOP….George Orwell said it best in his novel 1984…”The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
You will get your chance soon enough. The new laws being crammed through now will allow for a challenge in any school district to be enforced in all. Kimmie is going to wipe the bookshelves of Iowa clean.
That's not entirely accurate. Books have to be vetted and approved by the media specialist. The definition might be vague by your standards, but there's never going to be 100% agreement on what is appropriate or inappropriate for specific age groups.
We already see teachers in various places have pushed the limits on what they are providing students and teaching that's outside of a normal curriculum. Parents weren't always aware until zoom meetings started exposing it.
That's exactly the point of the bill. Most First Amendment lawyers can tell your where know the First Amendment line is drawn - no child porn, no true threats, no defamation, etc.
Reasonable people can and will disagree on where the line of, "suited to student needs and the ability to comprehend the material presented" and "appropriate for the grade level" and "harmful material" of verbal accounts of "sexual conduct." (Goodbye Romeo and Juliet).
Vetting the books through a "state trained" "media specialist" chills free speech.
Your libertarian leanings should not be supporting this law ...
You’re far from an expert on “reasonable people.”
Why didn't you show the tweet with the whole video of the library? Strange you didn't do that and strange that's probably the reason he was fired. Nice work.
Compared to NH, absofvckinglutely
Lol, goldie white knighting for northern. Not since Beavis and Butthead has there been a more perfect match.
We’re all allowed to have our own opinion. Maybe he is and maybe he isn’t.
don’t believe me? In the words of a soon to be unemployed CNN commentator “google it”
My (no pics) daughter teaches middle school in Duval County Public Schools. When I asked her a few weeks ago, she had not been told to remove any books from her classroom. I'll be down there to see her this weekend and will report any updates back to the group.
Look everyone!! Flick clumsily attempts to engage in verbal combat with me!!!
Bring it precious 💋❤️
It’s absolutely FALSE. I live less than 5 miles from this school and our School Superintendent Dr. Deb Green was very emphatic about it.
That’s true but you mentioned it and it would have been true long before this false narrative.
Typical leftist propaganda, putting out a fake video to sway public opinion. Goebbels would be proud.
So it was just a small restriction on the First Amendment. Only some books were banned.
Don't know that this really helps the book banners' argument.
