Florida parents appeal dismissal of lawsuit on school book removals

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Three Florida parents are appealing a judge's dismissal of their lawsuit against the State Board of Education over a book challenge law.

The parents argue the law is discriminatory because it only allows challenges to books that are *not* removed, not books that *are* removed.

Three public school parents in Florida are appealing a federal judge's dismissal of their earlier this year, in which they argued the state violated their First Amendment rights by not allowing them to challenge school board decisions to remove books.

The case involves a law approved by Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2023 that allows parents to use a state review process to object to when school boards decide not to remove or restrict a book.

The parents say this case against the State Board of Educati