Ron DeSantis’s next chapter in book bans backlash? Blame someone else

The Florida governor has blamed the chaos over legislation he signed on teachers, librarians, political rivals - and now school principals

In the two years since Ron DeSantis signed legislation sparking a tidal wave of book-banning in Florida's classrooms, the Republican governor has blamed the ensuing chaos on a succession of foils - including teachers, librarians, the news media and political opponents.

Now, another group has joined those in his crosshairs: school principals. A proposed new rule by an education standards committee led by a DeSantis loyalist seeks to impose penalties on administrators deemed to have obstructed the state's view of what students should be reading.