K-12 books at DeSantis presser marked ‘sensitive content’ by Twitter, news feeds cut

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TAMPA, Fla. (FLV) – During Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Wednesday press conference where a video was played to debunk the “myths” surrounding Florida’s restrictions on pornographic school books, both the conference and coverage of the event were restricted or labeled for “sensitive content” on social media.

The full six minute video was released on Twitter by DeSantis communications director Taryn Fenske.

“If you can’t read these books at a school board meeting, should they be in a school?” she said.

During the presser, attendees were shown examples of pornographic books found in some Florida counties that went as far as depicting a young boy masturbating.

“I think that we need to have truth prevail. And so today we’re going to be exposing, we’ve already exposed with that video I think, this idea of a book van in Florida,” DeSantis said.

Bryan Griffin, press secretary for DeSantis, announced on social media that some of the news outlets had to “cut their feed” when books with “graphic content” were displayed.

He noted those books were found in “K-12 school libraries.”

Florida’s Voice’s coverage of the presser on Twitter was marked as including “potentially sensitive content.”

The governor’s official press conference livestream was also marked as “potentially sensitive content.”

The video included pictures from books that were found in schools that contained sexual imagery. It also listed out the schools that some of the books were located in.

The governor’s video revealed sexually explicit books that were found in schools. One book titled Flamer was found in Broward, Collier, Hillsborough, Marion, Seminole, and Volusia County.

In the book, a group of young boys attend a camp and go to an island that is shaped like a penis. It also contains a shower scene with the group of boys and one of them gets an erection.

Another part in the book shows a young boy watching porn. There is another section where a group of boys masturbate together and are pressured to ejaculate into a bottle.

Another book titled Let’s Talk About it was found in a Broward County school and contains graphic images and descriptions showing males and females how to masturbate and an entire section about anal sex.

In another section of the book, there is a guide on how to sext for children, encouraging kids to send photos that don’t include their face and to hide their birthmarks and scars.

“These books are clearly not just conversation starters about the birds and the bees, they are pushing an agenda,” the video said.

A book titled Gender Queer was found in Orange, St. Lucie, and Hillsborough County schools and is a graphic novel, depicting masturbation and encouraging transgender surgery.

“Education is about the pursuit of truth, not woke indoctrination,” said Florida Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, Jr. “Under Governor DeSantis, Florida is committed to rigorous academic content and high standards so that students learn how to think and receive the tools necessary to go forth and make great decisions.”

During Wednesday’s press conference, Broward County School Board Member Tory Alston said he has seen inappropriate materials in classrooms and is “proud” that the district removed “graphic material that no one in elementary or middle school should have been exposed to.”

“When you go to a movie theater, you have to be 18 to watch a rated R movie, right? When you buy an explicit CD, there’s a warning on it. Where are the warning labels for these books?” Moms for Liberty member Tia Bess said during Wednesday’s press conference.

DeSantis said parents should not have to worry about this “garbage” being in schools.

“I just think parents, when they’re sending their kids to school, they should not have to worry about this garbage being in the schools,” DeSantis said. “They should just know that you’re going to get a good education, we’re going to do well to really do the basics and have our kids succeed. That’s what they want. They don’t want the garbage.”