Florida school gay bar
“Banning speech about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms would not only be an infringement on civil rights, it would erase entire chapters of history, classic literature, and critical health information from textbooks, to say nothing of erasing students themselves,” Sam Ames, the Trevor Project’s director of advocacy and government affairs, said in a statement to CBS News. The bill has been strongly opposed by many, including the White House, warning that a bill such as this would be incredibly harmful to the mental health and safety of LGBTQ+ students, and the teachers, too. While DeSantis didn’t outright say that he would sign the bill into law, “it was the first time the Republican governor signaled his support for the measure since it was proposed by the state’s House of Representatives last month.” The larger issue with all of this is parents must have a seat at the table when it comes to what’s going on in their schools.” Constitution, what makes our country unique, all those basic stuff. We need more civics and understanding of the U.S. “They need to teach them science, history. “Schools need to be teaching kids to read, to write,” DeSantis said at the event in Miami. Which, essentially, means that schools aren’t going to go anywhere near the topic. The same bill will allow parents to take legal action against the school district if they feel their “fundamental right” as a parent was violated. A gay teacher, for example, likely would think twice before sharing that they are married to someone of the same sex or sharing any information about their family and kids. Legal vaguery aside, the bill would not only limit what an educator can teach but it could also stop an educator from discussing anything about their life. This includes banning teachers from encouraging or allowing conversations about LGBTQ+ topics in the class that aren’t’ “age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students.” The bill, if passed, would require the implementation of “procedures to reinforce the fundamental right of parents to make decisions regarding the upbringing and control of their children.” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has put his support behind a bill that will bar the “discussion of sexual orientation or gender identity” in primary schools in the state.Īccording to NBC News, DeSantis was asked by reporters at an event in Miami on February 7 where offered his endorsement of the Parental Rights in Education bill – also known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.