'My objection to the Bible being in your public schools is based on the following seven points, offered for your learned consideration,' Stevens wrote. So, with Florida the latest flashpoint in the culture wars, Stevens decided it was time to take up arms. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Child Mind Institute It's 'a cartoon-style book with graphic images of children performing sexual acts,' he said last month. DeSantis celebrated the removal of Gender Queer at a news conference after the signing of the law. Many of those books, such as Gender Queer: A Memoir, deal with LGBTQ themes and coming out stories. That bill came about after some parents complained about sexually explicit books being taught in Florida schools.
Ron DeSantis, which lets parents object to educational materials.
His petitions cited a bill signed into law last month by Gov. 'Additionally, I also seek the banishment of any book that references the Bible.' In petitions sent to public school superintendents across the state, Chaz Stevens asked the districts to 'immediately remove the Bible from the classroom, library, and any instructional material,' Stevens wrote in the documents, which were shared with NPR. Chaz Stevens at the Florida Capitol building in Tallahassee, Fla., in 2013.Ī Florida activist known for his tongue-in-cheek petitions to local government agencies has asked school districts in Florida to ban the Bible.
