“This boiled my blood.

This is beyond ridiculous.”

Yes, you read that right.

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“This boiled my blood. My 8th grade son also brought home a permission form for Black History Month where I was sure to write ‘Black History is American History.’ This is beyond ridiculous.” —@jennyleeisme

Thenow-viral permission slip, seen by over 13 million people on Twitter, has caused serious outrage.

I had to give permission for this or else my child would not participate???

This is beyond ridiculous."

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This boiled my blood.

This is beyond ridiculous.

Why not use the authors/readers name or the books title or give context on the books subject matter?

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But just ‘by an African-American,’ Florida are u okay?"

Also by an African-American is the strangest choice of phrasing that could possibly be used here.

Why not use the authors/readers name or the books title or give context on the books the subject matter?

Summarized text: Miami-Dade County School form for student participation in a school-sponsored event about African American authors from 2/13 to 2/28

“No wonder the literacy rates are in the toilet.

Not children needing permission to READ No wonder the literacy rates are in the toilet.

Ron DeSantis' anti-Black education policies have done to Florida schools.

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Students needing permission slips to learn Black history, and during Black History Month.”

“Students will participate and listen to a book written by an African American.

“This is what Gov.

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Any school that does this is completely in the wrong,” according toNBC News.

This isn’t the first time Florida’s education system has been under fire.

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