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Rachel

@readswithrachel.bsky.social

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FL mom (not a librarian) yelling about books 🔞
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Rachel

@readswithrachel.bsky.social

Please, I beg you to pay attention. They don't need the miller test, they don't need book challenges. They are banning books via twitter now. The goalposts have shifted and they are unphased by the ruling as the commissioner just tweets which books to remove where.
www.tampabay.com/news/educati...

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.

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August 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM

Rachel

@readswithrachel.bsky.social

thanks for watching!

August 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM

Rachel

@readswithrachel.bsky.social

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feel free to tell him he's advocating to violate both HCPS book removal process AND the equality FL settlement

Anastasios Kamoutsas on X: ".@HillsboroughSch continues to expose students to inappropriate content in their media centers, even after the State Board of Education addressed the issue. @VanAyresHCPS I expect this to be remedied immediately or you can expect another invite to our next meeting. https://t.co/HWjUsz791d" / X

.@HillsboroughSch continues to expose students to inappropriate content in their media centers, even after the State Board of Education addressed the issue. @VanAyresHCPS I expect this to be remedied immediately or you can expect another invite to our next meeting. https://t.co/HWjUsz791d

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August 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM

Rachel

@readswithrachel.bsky.social

They gave NO defense for why they voted this way and the attorney from Pasco County attorney's office shut down a patrons request to understand the collection double standard of why this book must be in the adult section but Amelia Bedelia's First Vote can stay in the children's section.

July 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM