After reading a little bit, it’s not that they banned dictionaries, but it seems the district got ahead of the curve. The law itself is the problem
That’s why they have an overly broad definition of what is prohibited. So they can pick and choose what they will allow.
In this case I think the district is doing this in protest. The legislators intended to pick and choose, but the district is applying it as written, so Dictionaries are out. They’re highlighting how absurd the law is.
Perhaps, but…
Penguin Random House, five authors, two parents of Escambia County students, and the non-profit group PEN America sued the Escambia County School Board last May, alleging that the board’s actions violate the First Amendment. The lawsuit relates to decisions by the school board, prior to the passage of HB 1069, to permanently ban several books from Escambia schools.
The Escambia County School Board banned most of these books at the request of Vicki Baggett, a high school English teacher in the county. Baggett is responsible for hundreds of challenges in Escambia County and neighboring counties. She also appeared at the June 2023 board meeting and spoke in favor of the emergency rule.
Pretty bad way to protest by making your students dumber… If they want to protest, they could ban the Bible and I’m sure countless other Christian-themed books that happen to be just fine.
They have already stated they want “their people” to be the deciders. It’s just textbook fascism.