BREAKING:
A Florida teacher who worked as a permanent substitute since October was FIRED for posting a video of empty bookshelves at his middle school
He was fired the day after @RonDeSantisFL was asked about the viral video by the media and called it a "false narrative"
A Florida teacher who worked as a permanent substitute since October was FIRED for posting a video of empty bookshelves at his middle school
He was fired the day after @RonDeSantisFL was asked about the viral video by the media and called it a "false narrative"
@RonDeSantisFL The teacher, Brian Covey, was informed Wednesday evening that he was being let go for violating the school's social media policy
The call came one day after DeSantis was confronted about Covey's video and claimed it was a "fake narrative" and "not true"
The call came one day after DeSantis was confronted about Covey's video and claimed it was a "fake narrative" and "not true"
@RonDeSantisFL DeSantis claimed that the shelves were empty because "they hadn't put the books out yet to begin with."
That is a lie.
The books were removed because teachers in Duval County were told to remove the books or risk violating Florida law
firstcoastnews.com/article/news/e…
That is a lie.
The books were removed because teachers in Duval County were told to remove the books or risk violating Florida law
firstcoastnews.com/article/news/e…
@RonDeSantisFL Covey tells Popular.info that even though his video went viral after he posted it on January 27, he was never told that it violated the social media policy or that he should not post about school libraries until DeSantis was asked about his video
@RonDeSantisFL I spoke with Covey about his experience trying to inform people about what is really happening in Florida schools and how it cost him his job.
I'll publish the full report soon.
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In his response to Covey's video, DeSantis said unless a book is something "99% of people realize is wrong," it won't be an issue.
But in Duval, the head librarian classified Best Man, an innocuous book w/no sex but 2 LGBTQ characters, as "pornography"
popular.info/p/this-book-is…
But in Duval, the head librarian classified Best Man, an innocuous book w/no sex but 2 LGBTQ characters, as "pornography"
popular.info/p/this-book-is…
UPDATE: Duval County Schools tells @FCN2go that Covey was fired because of his "misrepresentation of the books available to students in the school’s library and the disruption this misrepresentation has caused"
Duval County itself admitted it ordered the removal all non-vetted books from the shelves
The County says there are now "6,000 book titles approved for classroom use"
But there are 1.6 MILLION TITLES in Duval schools.
Therefore, lots of empty shelves like in Covey's video
The County says there are now "6,000 book titles approved for classroom use"
But there are 1.6 MILLION TITLES in Duval schools.
Therefore, lots of empty shelves like in Covey's video
After @RonDeSantisFL accused Covey of promoting a "false narrative," Covey published another video accurately portraying what was happening at his middle school
Three weeks later, most shelves still empty while a small number of books have been approved
Three weeks later, most shelves still empty while a small number of books have been approved
https://twitter.com/JagsFanBrian/status/1625636798423506945
It appears Covey was not fired for "misrepresentation" but for telling the truth.
More to come.
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