I had to check that the story is not a deep hoax. But apparently not, if we can accept The Tampa Bay Times as a reliable source, as reported by the political website Occupy Democrats. I quote their entire post published Wednesday 9 August, 2023:
Florida Republicans go completely off the deep end with their deranged MAGA book bannings as William Shakespeare gets banned by certain schools in the Ron DeSantis-controlled state.
The reason for the ban? Just about the stupidest thing you can imagine.
According to The Tampa Bay Times, the works of Shakespeare — the greatest writer in all of the Western canon — are being being banned in schools in Hillsborough County. Only selected excerpts of his masterpieces will be permitted for study ...
