School district censors Shakespeare to comply with Don’t Say Gay law

Handbound, hand-written copies of Shakespeare’s plays, as copied and bound by Virginia Woolf.
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A Florida school district has placed new restrictions on reading works by English playwright William Shakespeare in an effort to comply with Gov. Ron DeSantis‘s (R) Parental Rights in Education Act, informally known as the Don’t Say Gay law.

The law was expanded earlier this year to include all grade levels in Florida and ban schools from teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity under the premise that even older teen students aren’t ready to hear about LGBTQ+ identities and sexuality in school.

Gaither High School teacher Joseph Cool told the Tampa Bay Times that because there is “some raunchiness in Shakespeare,” the Hillsborough County school district decided to limit students to only reading certain excerpts of his work rather than full plays.

According to school officials, the changes have been implemented in part due to the Don’t Say Gay law and in part due to the fact that…

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