BREAKING: Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill Signed Into Law
This Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has signed the state’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill into law.
The bill was introduced in January and under the new law, instruction related to sexual orientation or gender identity will be restricted in the state’s primary schools. Teachers of all grade levels are prohibited from engaging in instruction on those topics in a manner that is not “age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate” for kids.
During a signing ceremony at Classical Preparatory School in Spring Hill, Fla. DeSantis said he’s seen “classroom materials about sexuality and woke gender ideology” and “libraries with clearly inappropriate, pornographic mature materials for very young kids.”
Parents would be able to sue their school district if they believe there is a violation of any of these restrictions.
“I think the last couple years have really revealed to parents that they are being ignored increasingly across our country when it comes to their kids education. We have seen curriculum embedded for very, very young children, classroom materials about sexuality and woke gender ideology. We’ve seen libraries that have clearly inappropriate pornographic materials for very young kids,” DeSantis claimed at the signing.
The bill is set to go into effect July 1.
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