BREAKING: Florida Republicans go completely off the deep end with their deranged MAGA book bannings as William Shakespeare gets banned by certain schools in the Ron DeSantis-controlled state.
The reason for the ban? Just about the stupidest thing you can imagine.
According to The Tampa Bay Times, the works of Shakespeare — the greatest writer in all of the Western canon — are being being banned in schools in Hillsborough County. Only select excerpt of his masterpieces will be permitted for study.
Astonishingly, teachers were informed of the idiotic changes just days before school resumed after summer vacation, leaving some of them scrambling to restructure their syllabi.
While some school district officials are saying that the changes are to ensure that a wider array of books and writing styles are covered, some are telling the blunt truth.
"It was also in consideration of the law," said the county's spokeswoman Tanya Arja, referring to Ron DeSantis' draconian "Parental Rights in Education Act."
"There’s some raunchiness in Shakespeare. Because that’s what sold tickets during his time," explained teacher Joseph Cool. The fear is clearly that hardcore Evangelicals will be offended by the material.
"I think the rest of the nation — no, the world, is laughing at us," added Cool. "Taking Shakespeare in its entirety out because the relationship between Romeo and Juliet is somehow exploiting minors is just absurd."
"Honestly, it feels that much of this is intentional, in order to cause as much chaos in public education as possible, so that the collapse of public education is swift and the agenda of education privatization can move forward with less obstacles," said school board member Jessica Vaughn.
The truth is that it is intentional. Republicans want America stupid and complacent. They won't stop until the only book we can teach in our schools is the Bible.
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STUDENT TUTORIALS! My School Online has now added tutorials for teachers and students on 3 ways of how to use assignments in Microsoft Teams! Can also be found in Curriculum Resources - My School Online Tile - Microsoft Teams Resources - MSO Microsoft Teams Resource Guide 💻⚠️😃
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For those students who selected the option of returning to school, there will be a staggered opening.
Below is the schedule of return.
Wednesday 10/7: Grades 6,9,10
Friday 10/9: Grades 7,8,11,12
All Classes begin at 7:20 to 2:20
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