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Florida Just Expanded the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law. Here’s What You Need to Know

Under the original Parental Rights in Education lawwhich was signed into law last year, instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation was banned for K-3 students, but teachers in grades were allowed to offer this kind of instruction if it was deemed developmentally appropriate.

What developmentally appropriate means is up to the Florida department of education to determine. But under the expansionwhich was proposed by Republican Gov. The expansion also puts teachers at risk of losing their credentials if they are found in violation of the law. It did not need legislative approval to pass—just the vote by the state school board.

The current version of the law is already having an effect on the numbers and types of books for younger children that are being challenged and the resources being withdrawn from schools. The expanded version is almost certain to have those same impacts on books and resources for older students, Wolf said.

Boone High School principal Hector Maestre said in a letter to parents that the department had warned the district that any staff member present at the event risked losing their license, forcing the school to cancel the event. Neither the original version of the law, which was in effect at the time, nor the expanded version, mentions restrictions on student clubs.

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