Florida Phoenix

Parents sue Florida Board of Education over book ban policy

Three parents of children attending Florida public schools filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Florida Board of Education on Thursday, claiming that a 2023 education law discriminates against parents who oppose book bans and censorship.

Chaplains could soon come into FL public schools, but other red states are rejecting the move

Last year, Texas passed a first-of-its-kind law authorizing schools to pay for religious figures to work in mental health roles, and lawmakers in 15 states followed suit by pitching similar legislation. Since then, Florida is the only state where the legislature passed the measure.