ORLANDO, Fla. — School librarians in Florida are being trained on what children can learn.
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The hour-long training is meant to break down the state laws limiting how race and LGBTQ issues can be taught in Florida schools.
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Librarians have to select books in compliance with those laws.
But some worry parts of the presentation are open to interpretation.
“Now we’re putting our librarians in the middle of some of these debates between some parents who feel that certain books shouldn’t be in schools and other parents who believe books should be in schools,” said FEA President Andrew Spar.
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Lawmakers said they put the task of developing the training on the Florida Department of Education to avoid over legislating.
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