Ron DeSantis Book Censorship Empties School Libraries, Makes Little Kids Cry

As part of the never-ending quest to purge Florida schools of anything that might upset a rightwing parent, teachers in at least two Florida counties have been ordered to either remove all books except approved textbooks from shelves in their classrooms, or at least to completely cover the shelves with paper so innocent children won't be corrupted by Wrongthink. And a local TV station shared video of completely bare shelves at one Jacksonville middle school, where all the books were packed up — during "literacy week!" — pending a review of whether they could be safely accessed by kids under...