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By George Miller, 6-10-24
The Nassau County School District Superintendent Burns and Asst Supt. Durham both maintain that the new proposed Social Studies textbook ( “Florida World History Interactive” ) was selected in full compliance with their process and that the book is on the approved list.
But Citizens Defending Freedom Nassau Executive Director Jack Knocke has lodged a formal objection, claiming that there are major factual errors, that it is in violation of multiple state statutes, contains “Woke” propaganda and that the online, interactive portion collects data about students collects data about students that they can share with 3rd parties.
There is a hearing on this on Thursday, June 13 at 630 pm at School District HQ at 1201 Atlantic Avenue, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
. There is an earlier budget workshop at 5 pm.
CDF has had a very difficult time getting responses to their information requests for curriculum data. They have sued the district over this. There will be a hearing on this at the downtown Fernandina Beach County Courthouse on 8th street on Tuesday, June 18 at 10 am.
More background info in Citizens Journal Article:
https://www.citizensjournal.net/nassau-textbook-selection-objection-hearing-results-cdf-objects-to-content-approach-while-district-defends-process/
Meeting agenda: https://go.boarddocs.com/fl/nassau/Board.nsf/Public
Specific item:
Agenda Item Details:
Meeting Jun 13, 2024 – The School Board of Nassau County, Florida Category Action Items/Subject/Recommendation from Hearing Officer Concerning Textbook Objection Type Action Recommended Action Recommend approval of the recommended order from the hearing officer concerning the objection to the adoption of “Florida World History Interactive” as the textbook for high school World History.
AGENDA STATEMENT: The hearing officer will issue a recommended order to the Board concerning the objection to the Board’s adoption of “Florida World History Interactive” as the textbook for the high school World History course.
ISSUE: An objection to the adoption of “Florida World History Interactive” as the textbook for the high school World History course was filed by a resident of the county. A hearing, open to the public and in front of the Board, was held on May 20, 2024. The hearing officer and Board members were presented with evidence from the petitioner and the district representative. The hearing officer’s role is to render a recommended order to the Board for consideration.
ALTERNATIVES:
RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommend approval of the hearing officer’s recommended order concerning the objection to the adoption of “Florida World History Interactive” as the textbook for high school World History.
RATIONALE:
IMPACT STATEMENT:
DATA SOURCE:
SUBMITTED BY: Mark Durham
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