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Home » US » Florida Education Board Bans LGBTQ Programs for All Grades




FLORIDA EDUCATION BOARD BANS LGBTQ PROGRAMS FOR ALL GRADES

By Victor Westerkamp
Victor resides in the Netherlands and writes about freedom and governmental and
social changes to the democratic form of nations.
Published: April 27, 2023
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A school crossing sign warns drivers in front of an elementary school on April
19, 2023, in Miami, Florida. The Florida Board of Education approved banning
discussion in the classroom of sexual orientation and gender identity for all
grades through 12th grade, an expansion of an initial rule Governor DeSantis
signed into law last year. (Image: JOE READLE/Getty Images)

Education officials on Wednesday extended a law signed by Florida Governor Ron
DeSantis to ban classroom instruction on gender transitioning and sexual
reorientation for students in all public school grades. 

The new rule is part of a broader conservative pushback championed by DeSantis
against the culturally woke climate whereby small children are exposed to adult
sexual content and ideas about gender fluidity as early as possible. 

Last year, DeSantis already signed legislation to ban exposure of children from
kindergarten through third grade to such instruction in the classroom, arguing
teaching such sensitive issues should resort to the parents’ judgments.

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Last week, the board, which consists solely of members appointed by DeSantis,
voted unanimously for extending the rule from grade four in grades through
grades 12, the sole exception being if the education complies with state
standards or is part of a health class that parents can opt their children out
of.

The ruling provoked emotional protests among LGBT elements in Florida and
nationwide by critics calling it a “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

“This rule is by design a tool for curating fear, anxiety, and the erasure of
our LGBTQ community,” said Joe Saunders, the senior political director for LGBTQ
advocacy group Equality Florida.

U.S. President Joe Biden also weighed in, saying the rule would “marginalize
already vulnerable LGBTQ students.” 

The ruling also brought Desantis on a collision course with Walt Disney Co, the
Florida headquartered mega entertainment company that sided with the
oppositionists to the rule.


PARENTS’ RIGHTS

However, the state education commissioner, Manny Diaz, supported the amendment,
stating it complied with state regulations that are already in place, leaving
the responsibility to the parents.

“We’re not removing anything here,” Diaz said. “All we are doing is setting the
expectations so that our teachers are clear that they are teaching to the
standards.”

Students struggling with gender identity issues should be referred to mental
health counselors instead of teachers, who work along state-approved lines, he
said.

Members of several conservative groups that focus on education, including Moms
for Liberty and Florida Citizens Alliance, applauded the law for safeguarding
parental rights.

“These decisions should be left at home for parents to decide when their
children should be exposed to this material,” said Ryan Kennedy of the Florida
Citizens Alliance.

Other adherents said the rule was paramount for keeping children free of sexual
indoctrination or, even worse, the normalization and ushering in pedophilia in
society.


ALONG PARTY LINES

According to a Reuters/Ipsos survey from this March, Americans are sharply
divided along party lines on the issue. 

Some 72 percent of Democrats expressed being more inclined to vote for a
presidential candidate who supports an education system that allows teachers to
discuss sexual orientation and gender identity with minors in school.

Among Republicans, however, 76 percent declared they would oppose such a
candidate.

The regulation does not require legislative approval as the Florida State
legislature, which is controlled by a Republican majority, is separately working
on a bill that would also stretch the 2022 law through eighth grade.

Violating the rule could result in an educator suspending or revoking their
teaching license. 


BAN ON TRANSSEXUAL ATHLETES

The conservative opposition against oversexualizing youth should be seen as a
general, nationwide pushback against the growing efforts of progressives that
focus on LGBTQ rights, involving children in sexual disorientation campaigns,
and allowing male-to-female trans-athletes to compete in women’s sports, where
they enjoy a distinct, yet ideologically unassailable advantage.

As a result, in 21 U.S. states, transgender school sports bans that block former
males from contenders in women’s competitions are in place, the press agency
reported based on claims by the Human Rights Campaign LGBTQ advocacy group.

The Biden administration, on its part, has been working on a binary ruling
denying schools the right to bar transgender athletes from playing according to
the sex they identify with, the sole exception being possibly at the highest
levels of competition. 

Reuters contributed to this report.

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