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House Democrats pointed to Duval County as a cautionary tale in its opposition to a federal bill that mirrors aspects of Florida's new "parental rights" and book laws.
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The administrative legal challenge seeks to force the Florida Department of Education to roll back its media specialist training and follow the language of HB 1467.
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The district disputes that it tried to make the state look bad by pulling books from shelves.
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The supervisor's departure comes as Duval Schools has received national scrutiny for its book review process.
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The Duval school district says teacher Brian Covey misrepresented the true situation and violated social media policies.
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Members of the public can apply to serve on a committee to review schoolbooks and supplemental materials.
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At the "strong urging" of the state Department of Education, the school district says it will no longer participate in the federal CDC Youth Risk Behavioral Survey.
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Students in Duval Schools have reduced dangerous behaviors in many ways, but a new survey shows alarming increases in suicide risk, hopelessness, fighting and weapons.
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Duval Schools says media specialists have reviewed about 2,000 of the 1.6 million titles in the district.
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In what appears to be an internal training video obtained by WJCT News, the district’s chief academic officer tells teachers to temporarily pull books from classrooms until they've been reviewed.