Florida Officials Face Multiple Lawsuits Over Education and Voting Policies

The Florida Education Association, the state's largest teachers union, has filed a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Education over a law that critics say has led to book bans in schools. The suit alleges that the Department of Education went too far when it issued training for school librarians this year, expanding the scope of the law. The suit claims that the rules "prevent most teachers from selecting materials for their own classrooms, foist uncompensated and time-consuming duties on teachers and librarians, effectively forbid parents from contributing books to their children's classrooms, and impose a costly and burdensome requirement that schools catalog nearly every book, periodical, or other media on their premises."