The law requires parents to be the first to be notified of any health or support services offered to their kids in school and allows them the chance to deny those services on behalf of their children. The group also critiqued the policy's parental notification requirements. The Trevor Project condemned the signing of the bill saying the bill erases "LGBTQ identity, history, and culture - as well as LGBTQ students themselves."
When those kids are given access to spaces that affirm their gender identity, they report lower rates of suicide attempts, according to The Trevor Project. Studies have shown that LGBTQ youth already face higher health and suicide risks than their cisgender or straight peers. Protestors stand in front of Florida State Senator Ileana Garcia's office after the passage of the Parental Rights in Education bill on March 9.
He said, "It's not something that's appropriate for any place, but especially not in Florida." It also gives parents an option to sue a school district if the policy is violated.ĭuring a press conference ahead of signing the law, DeSantis said teaching kindergarten-aged kids that "they can be whatever they want to be" was "inappropriate" for children. Supporters of the legislation say it's meant to allow parents to determine when and in what way to introduce LGBTQ topics to their children. It reads, "Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards." The bill, which some opponents have called "Don't Say Gay," was signed by DeSantis on Monday. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, signed the controversial "Parental Rights in Education" bill. Public school teachers in Florida are banned from holding classroom instruction about sexual orientation or gender identity after Florida's Gov. 24, signed a bill into law Monday that restricts the education of LGBTQ topics in the state's public schools.
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