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Under the proposal, districts would be required to submit a form detailing objections by June 30 of each year.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis is seeking to apply what critics call the "Don't Say Gay" law through the 12th grade. It will go up for a vote next month.
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It would make taxpayer-backed school vouchers eligible for any Florida student. The Senate could consider a similar bill next week.
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It would extend the prohibition on teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity through eighth grade.
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Florida state Sen. Shevrin Jones, a Democrat, says the proposed course "wasn't indoctrination, it wasn't ideology, it was facts." He fears blocking it will harm students in Florida and beyond.
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A law past last year requires school boards to adopt procedures that provide for the “regular removal or discontinuance” of books that don't align with state standards, among other factors.
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In new guidance up for a vote, librarians are warned to avoid books that contain “unsolicited theories that may lead to student indoctrination."
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The State Board of Education will meet Wednesday to examine LGBTQ support guides and bathroom policies for transgender students in 10 school districts — including Hillsborough County — to make sure they comply with state law.
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Some characterized it as a way to provide transparency and others say it is potentially harmful to LGBTQ students.
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The motion contends that the law “was enacted with the purpose to discriminate and has the effect of discriminating against LGBTQ+ students and those with LGBTQ+ family members.”
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It includes a requirement that law-enforcement officers at public schools complete mental-health crisis intervention training.
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Rules on drills for “active assailant and hostage situations,” bomb threats and natural disasters would be crafted by the state board.