1.0Progress Floridahttps://progressflorida.orgSarah Hoffmanhttps://progressflorida.org/author/sarahhoffman/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="oU4eRKoN4F"><a href="https://progressflorida.org/banned-book-of-the-week-flowers-for-algernon/">Banned Book of the Week: “Flowers for Algernon</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://progressflorida.org/banned-book-of-the-week-flowers-for-algernon/embed/#?secret=oU4eRKoN4F" width="600" height="338" title="“Banned Book of the Week: “Flowers for Algernon” — Progress Florida" data-secret="oU4eRKoN4F" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://progressflorida.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Flowers-for-Algernon-02-1-1.jpg600400As a result of new laws signed by Gov. DeSantis, Clay County has one of the highest numbers of school book bans in the U.S. Over 175 titles have been removed completely and hundreds more remain unavailable to students while under investigation. #UniteAgainstBookBans