Betsy DeVos and her family have donated more than $280,000 to back Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ re-election effort amid his crackdown on discussions of race and sexual orientation in schools.
of sexual orientation or gender identity in classrooms, as well as the firing of school administrators and librarians.
, which bans schools from discussing sexual orientation or gender identity in some classrooms and allows parents to sue school districts over potential violations.arguing the Florida law is an “unlawful attempt to stigmatize, silence and erase LGBTQ people in Florida’s public schools.” The lawsuit alleges that the law violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments and Title IX protections.
This effort to control young minds through state censorship — and to demean LGBTQ lives by denying their reality — is a grave abuse of power,” the complaint said. “The United States Supreme Court has repeatedly affirmed that LGBTQ people and families are at home in our constitutional order. The State of Florida has no right to declare them outcasts, or to treat their allies as outlaws, by punishing schools where someone dares to affirm their identity and dignity.
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