So-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ rules expanded through 12th grade in Florida

(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) -- The Florida Board of Education has voted to expand restrictions on classroom instruction related to sexual orientation and gender identity."This amendment prohibits classroom instruction to students in pre-kindergarten through Grade 3 on sexual orientation or gender identity. For Grades 4 through...

Expanded ‘Don’t Say Gay’ classroom restrictions explored in Florida

(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) -- A proposed Florida Board of Education rule could expand restrictions on classroom instruction related to sexual orientation and gender identity.“For grades 4 through 12, instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity is prohibited unless such instruction is either expressly required by state...

New Missouri bill takes ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law even further

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) -- A new Missouri bill takes Florida's controversial Parental Rights in Education law, dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" law, even further.The bill says that "no nurse, counselor, teacher, principal, contracted personnel, or other administrative official at a public or charter school...