Florida dont say gay bill

The Parental Rights in Education Act (HB ), commonly referred to as the Don't Say Gay law, is a Florida statute passed in that regulates public schools in Florida. The law is most notable for prohibiting public schools from having "classroom discussion" or giving "classroom instruction" [a] about sexual orientation or gender identity from kindergarten through 3rd grade or in a manner. Florida Gov. He said the latter measure was intended to limit drag performances. The bill bars schools from requiring students or employees to refer to each other with pronouns that do not align with their assigned sex at birth.

But Florida’s Parental Rights in Education act — which critics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill — has suddenly sparked a national war of words. Many are concerned that the bill will not only result in restricted or nonexistent education about the existence of diverse sexual and gender identities, but it will result in a chilly or hostile school climate for LGBTQ educators, students, and families because it suggests that something is wrong with LGBTQ identities. Download the full report. Publications Youth.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs the Parental Rights in Education bill, also known as the "Don't Say Gay" bill, at Classical Preparatory School, March 28, , in Shady Hills, Fla. Students and. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Stephanie Sy Stephanie Sy. Shoshana Dubnow Shoshana Dubnow.

T he Florida Senate passed the controversial so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill on Tuesday, sending the Republican-backed legislation banning LGBTQ instruction in primary schools to Gov. Ron. Under the original Parental Rights in Education law , which was signed into law last year, instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation was banned for K-3 students, but teachers in grades were allowed to offer this kind of instruction if it was deemed developmentally appropriate. What developmentally appropriate means is up to the Florida department of education to determine. But under the expansion , which was proposed by Republican Gov.