LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Florida schools are making it harder for our kids to check out books at the school libraries.

Usually, kids just need a library card, but now they need their parent’s permission to check out a book they’ve been eager to read, and without a permission slip, they simply won’t be able to check them out.

The Lee County district explained that anytime a child goes to the media center, an alert will pop up regardless of what they’re checking out.

Madison Myer is a college student who called the new rule censorship.

“Having to go through this just to read a book, especially if you’re 17 or 18 years old,” she said.

Lee County School Board member Armor Persons sees the new rule as a parent’s right.

“We’re giving the choice to the parent,” Persons said during a recent board meeting.

School board member Debbie Jordan explained that parents have always had the right to restrict certain books from their children.

“But now it flipped flopped. Now if you want your child to read, you must say I want them to be able to read,” Jordan said.

Earl Sparrow said he and his wife gave their children full access to the media center.

“Because we feel it’s been vetted already,” Sparrow stated.

The majority of students find the required permission slip a nuisance.

“Every time I want to read a book, you just go read a book; you don’t have to bring it up to your family,” explained Madison Myer.

Many parents said it’s unnecessary.

School districts are also giving parents the choice to not allow their kids to check out any books at all.

If a parent doesn’t sign the form, Jordan said they will have limited access to what they can receive from the library.