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3. It was a district. Not the state.

Tue Sep 9, 2025, 02:03 AM

Sep 2025

https://www.snopes.com/news/2024/01/11/florida-dictionary-removal/

Trust me, this is a conservative district in Texas panhandle near Amarillo, population 14,000.
Texas book ban law causes a school district to remove Bible from libraries
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/30/texas-book-ban-law-bible

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Florida actually banned dictionaries and encyclopedias?!!! [View all] iemanja Sep 2025 OP

This was in January 2024 Greg_In_SF Sep 2025 #1

Still, it's insane. iemanja Sep 2025 #2

It was a district. Not the state. LeftInTX Sep 2025 #3

Yeah, it says it's a district iemanja Sep 2025 #4

No FBaggins Sep 2025 #5

It had to come to this Figarosmom Sep 2025 #6

Spell Florida YoshidaYui Sep 2025 #8

surprised they haven't banned reading & writing eShirl Sep 2025 #9

That's coming. iemanja Sep 2025 #12

sick repube dummies BoRaGard Sep 2025 #10

One school or another has gone after The American Heritage Dictionary no_hypocrisy Sep 2025 #11