Florida Parental Rights Group Says 28 Social Studies Textbooks Should Be Rejected

'Critical race theory and social-emotional learning permeated these textbooks,' review project leader says

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis displays the signed Parental Rights in Education bill flanked by elementary school students during a news conference at Classical Preparatory school in Shady Hills, Fla., on March 28, 2022. Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP

A Florida parent’s rights group is recommending that the Department of Education reject most of the school textbooks the group reviewed.

Under the direction of the Florida Citizens Alliance (FCA), 69 people across the state reviewed 38 social studies textbooks to determine whether they were in compliance with Florida statutes.