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An amendment to a proposed law that would have forced teachers in Florida to notify parents of their student's sexual orientation within six weeks of being informed was withdrawn Tuesday.

The proposed amendment to the Don't Say Gay bill was withdrawn Tuesday by its sponsor, Republican Rep. Joe Harding, who is pushing for classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity to be banned for kindergarten through third grade.

The bill was defended in a video posted to the social networking site.

The president and his team decided to distort the truth and outright lie about my bill that empowers parents. Here is my response. ⁦@POTUS⁩ ⁦@PressSec⁩

11:37 PM - 09 Feb 2022

The bill was condemned by theTrevor Project, which found that sexual identity issues in the classroom can benefit queer students. The group said that learning about queer issues in the classroom reduced the chance of a suicide attempt by 23%.

Eliminating chapters of history, classic literature, and critical health information from textbooks would be nothing compared to the harm that banning speech about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms would do.

A request for comment was not responded to by Harding.

The bill would also require the school to inform parents of healthcare services offered on campus and notify them about any health screenings for their child in kindergarten through third grade.

The House is expected to vote on amendments to the bill before it goes to the state Senate.

The National Suicide Prevention Hotline is in the US. TheTrevor Project provides help and suicide-prevention resources for LGBTQ youth. Befrienders Worldwide has other international suicide helplines.

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