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The range of educational censorship bills advanced in the past three years are destroying our educational system, with generational consequences for all students passing through Florida schools.
Under DeSantis, Florida has seen a wide number of bills relating to restricting education in the state. The most notable of these bills was the Parental Rights in Education Act, a law which restricted the instruction of homosexuality, gender identity, and various other LGBT+ issues and content within public elementary schools up to third grade.
In the 21st century in the United States, Republican lawmakers have proposed or enacted legislation to censor school curricula that taught about comprehensive sex education, [20] LGBTQ people, [21] higher-order thinking skills, [22] social justice, [23] sexism and racism, [24] and various left-wing political philosophies.
The Parental Rights in Education Act (HB 1557), commonly referred to as the Don't Say Gay law, is a Florida statute passed in 2022 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 ...
The Florida Board of Education on Wednesday approved a ban on classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades, expanding the law critics call “Don't Say Gay ...
Legal push-back, effective activism against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ culture wars — and a not-as-compliant Legislature — delivered wins against censorship and a hateful anti-gay law ...
The Stop WOKE Act, also known as the Stop Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees Act and redubbed the Individual Freedom Act, is a Florida state law which prohibited schools and businesses from teaching certain concepts related to race, gender, racism, and privilege. In addition to that, it prohibits Florida educational institutions and businesses ...
Here's a breakdown of five major pieces of 2024 Florida education legislation and how they could impact Palm Beach County students: 1. Florida's social-media ban for kids