DeSantis Limits Florida Book Challenges, Blames Activists Making a ‘Mockery’ of the System

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Tuesday putting new restrictions on the number of challenges that residents without kids could lodge against books in public schools.

Speaking at an event in Jacksonville ahead of the signing, the former presidential candidate said the changes to the original law—which allowed anyone to make as many challenges as they like—were necessary because of people abusing the system. “The idea that someone can use the parents rights and the curriculum transparency to start objecting to every single book to try to make a mockery of this is just wrong,” DeSantis said.

Under the new rules, which go into effect on July 1, Florida residents who don’t have children in a school district will only be allowed to make one challenge per month.

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