DeSantis signs education reform bill that includes limiting book challenges in Florida [Video]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a press conference in Jacksonville Tuesday morning.

DeSantis signed House Bill 1285, which in part, limits challenges on books to one per month for anyone without students in a Florida school.

“We are beefing up our turnaround in-school status,” DeSantis said. “The kids are going to be educated but not indoctrinated.”

“Many books with pornographic or sexually explicit material have been removed from public and private schools and parents will have the right to prevent their children from reading if they see fit,” he added.

The bill also implements a turnaround plan for struggling charter schools throughout the state of Florida.

The sponsors of the charter school will be responsible for monitoring the schools’ finances and ensuring that schools participate in a state accountability system.

“The school must take corrective action if they are graded at a D or F consecutively,” said DeSantis. “The bill requires prompt action …