The Parental Rights in Education Act went into effect on July 1. The Washington Post reported that teachers in a Florida school district were told not to talk about their same sex partners. Sexual orientation or gender identity can't be discussed in third grade. As the start of the school year approaches in Florida, teachers are grappling with a new law governing discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in their classrooms, with one school district advising teachers in same-sex relationships to avoid talking about their partners all together. The Post reported that the Orange County Public Schools told teachers that they should not talk about their same-sex partners. The district spokesman told the Post that discussions about a teacher's same-sex partner could be considered classroom instruction. Insider didn't get a response from Orange County Public Schools. The new law is being wrestled with by other districts. The school board in Miami-Date County is at odds over sex education textbooks. A teacher in Palm Beach County told the Post that another instructor didn't mention a historical figure's sexual orientation. The Parental Rights in Education Act went into effect on July 1 and this new guidance is a result. The act was called the "Don't Say Gay" bill by critics. The bill explicitly prohibits the discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity from kindergarten through third grade, but also includes ambiguous language banning that discussion in a way that is not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate. You can read the original article.
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