State warns publishers about ‘critical race theory’ in social studies textbooks

Originally Published on News4Jax.com

29-page document outlines what is and isn’t allowed in the books

TALLAHASSEE – Florida education leaders are clamping down on state-prohibited topics in school textbooks.

The State Department of Education put out a bid to publishers for new social studies textbooks, with specific instructions that they not contain anything related to “critical race theory,” or “social justice.” It’s essentially what happened with math textbooks earlier in the year.

The state’s call to publishers came with a 29-page document outlining what is and is not allowed to be in the books.

A new section added to the standards lists eight components that signal the DeSantis administration’s interpretation of critical race theory…