"Florida Lawmakers Consider Revising Book Restrictions After Backlash"

Florida's Republican-controlled Legislature is considering changes to a law that tightened scrutiny around books with sexual content in K-12 schools after facing national backlash and lawsuits. The proposed change would allow local schools to charge a $100 fee for objecting to more than five books, aiming to curb frivolous challenges. While some support the fee to weed out abuse, others, including conservative groups and lawmakers, oppose it, arguing that it may chill legitimate challenges and that there is no evidence of widespread abuse of the system.