THE FUSE

Florida does not maintain a state-sanctioned book ban list because it is not part of the state’s laws governing school and school library materials. But now, for the second year in a row, Florida’s Commissioner of Education is demanding schools across the state ban more books. The directive, sent to every public school and charter in the state, threatens districts with compliance, lest they see the state Department of Education revoke funding and place more scrutiny on them.