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Parents Outraged After Students Exposed to Inappropriate Book Content in Florida Schools

Florida DOE says school district leaders are “needlessly putting themselves at risk” by exposing students to prohibited content through online reading app.
Parents Outraged After Students Exposed to Inappropriate Book Content in Florida Schools
A children's book on gender in Irvine, Calif., on Sept. 7, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Patricia Tolson
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A Florida school district says parents are responsible for blocking inappropriate content from a reading program made available by the district to students online. The Florida Department of Education says otherwise.

During the 2022-2023 school year, Kristy L. Agerton-Marshall discovered that her eight-year-old, third-grade daughter was being exposed to books with content prohibited in schools by Florida laws. More disturbing was the revelation that the books are recommended for her daughter through a reading program on her school district’s website.

Patricia Tolson
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Patricia Tolson is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter who covers human interest stories, election policies, education, school boards, and parental rights. Ms. Tolson has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Yahoo!, U.S. News, and The Tampa Free Press. Send her your story ideas: [email protected]
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