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Post Distorts Florida School Policy on ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Post Distorts Florida School Policy on ‘Romeo and Juliet’

A Florida school district is allowing students to read only excerpts of “Romeo and Juliet” in class — not passages with sexual content. But a Facebook post incorrectly suggests all Florida high schools are removing the “full text” of the play from classrooms. The state’s education commissioner included the play on a recommended reading list for grades nine to 12.