Posted on 03/11/2024 5:12:56 PM PDT by Ennis85
Students and teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms, provided it’s not part of instruction, under a settlement reached Monday between Florida education officials and civil rights attorneys who had challenged a state law which critics dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.”
The settlement clarifies what is allowed in Florida classrooms following passage two years ago of the law prohibiting instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in early grades. Opponents said the law had created confusion about whether teachers could identity themselves as LGBTQ+ or if they even could have rainbow stickers in classrooms.
Other states used the Florida law as a template to pass prohibitions on classroom instruction on gender identity or sexual orientation. Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky and North Carolina are among the states with versions of the law.
Under the terms of the settlement, the Florida Board of Education will send instructions to every school district saying the Florida law doesn’t prohibit discussing LGBTQ+ people, nor prevent anti-bullying rules on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity or disallow Gay-Straight Alliance groups. The settlement also spells out that the law is neutral — meaning what applies to LGBTQ+ people also applies to heterosexual people — and that it doesn’t apply to library books not being used for instruction in the classroom.
The law also doesn’t apply to books with incidental references to LGBTQ+ characters or same-sex couples, “as they are not instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity any more than a math problem asking students to add bushels of apples is instruction on apple farming,” according to the settlement.
“What this settlement does, is, it re-establishes the fundamental principal, that I hope all Americans agree with, which is every kid in this country is entitled to an education
(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...
” state law which critics dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.” “
You mean “don’t sexualize or children” law?
But at what age? Should not be allowed until high school.
With permission you may
have a chance to delay
and have your way
if you want to say hey
but don’t say gay
or you’ll soon have to pay.
https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/75b4b84e-fb92-41da-9ee9-6cca39072492
The communist victories continue without any significant impedances...
The government indoctrination machine will continue to poison the minds of the government’s children, as the relentless destruction of the nation of the past 2 generations continues into the future...
On a brighter note, from our communist masters’ POV, only the “rate-of-growth” of the weight of the chains around our necks will be affected...
However, no good thing is won forever. Liberals will lay low until DeSantis terms out and then see what Republicans will stand for when someone else leads the party. They are hoping another Charlie Crist is waiting in the wings.
reading. writing and math yes,,
not an education on teachers sex preferences and ideologies
freaking groomers.
The power of the State of Florida should not be used to sexually pervert children.
Do Christians have the same freedom to speak about their faith?
But...why would they? /s
Opponents said the law had created confusion about whether teachers could identity themselves as LGBTQ+ or if they even could have rainbow stickers in classrooms.
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Why should sex perverts be hired to teach anywhere?
State after state is passing a voucher system which will END pervert teachers in most classrooms and end the public school system as we’ve all known it for decades.
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Recent headline:
6 More States Will Soon Let Almost All Students Attend Private School With Public Money
in other words, the law stands as passed. nothing was shown in court except that the plaintiffs cannot read or understand the context of the law.
There is *no* “Don’t say Gay” bill - never was.
False headline from the AP.
Not in China, Russia, Yemen, or Iran. Our supposed enemies.
Damnit. NEVER give an inch to these degenerate child grooming chomos.
I was just reading Twitchy article, which says the Associated Pravda headline is them lying once again about the Florida law. It hasn’t changed. In article, DeSantis says it’s a victory for the Florida law, since it agreed with it: Parental Rights in Education Act.
I’ve been trying to find non liberal articles on this. I’ve seen lots of articles saying law has been changed. I’ve read Florida has to specify what law requires, cuz other side say they made it nonspecific to confuse them. Florida can still exclude children under 8 from sexual instruction in classes. Florida said gay-straight clubs are allowed. Something about explicit gay pedo books can still be disallowed in classrooms, but not libraries. Gay pride stickers are allowed in classrooms & students and teachers can say they’re sodomists. Lessons on that are not allowed. I’m hoping Breitbart has a more informative article on this later today.
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