White House: ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill expansion ‘devastating’ to Florida | USA TODAY

The “Don’t Say Gay” law originally focused on limiting talk of gender and sexuality among younger children, has now been expanded through 12th grade.

RELATED: Bill bars trans girls from school sports for athletes born female

The expansion of the Parental Rights in Education Act, known as “Don’t Say Gay” by critics, allows an exemption for sexual education or health lessons, “for which a student’s parent has the option to have his or her student not attend.”

Board members said there are misconceptions about the rule, which they say is only a clarification of Florida standards for teachers.

» Subscribe to USA TODAY:
» Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY:
» USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR.

#WhiteHouse #Florida #LGBTQ

4 comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.