TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed the Parental Rights in Education bill, dubbed the 'Don't Say Gay' bill by critics.
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"We will make sure that parents can send their kids to school to get an education, not an indoctrination," DeSantis said before signing the bill Monday. Parents could sue their school district if they believe there is a violation of any of these requirements or 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.
They also said erasing the presence of the LGBTQ community from lessons implies students should be ashamed or should suppress their gender identity or sexual orientation. "Laws around the country, including in Florida, have targeted and sought to bully some of our most vulnerable students and families and create division in our schools," Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said in a statement.
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