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Related: About this forumFlorida man asks schools to ban Bible following the state's efforts to remove books
The "don't say gay" law is poorly drafted and so this is an appropriate use of this idiotic law
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A Florida activist known for his tongue-in-cheek petitions to local government agencies has asked school districts in Florida to ban the Bible.
In petitions sent to public school superintendents across the state, Chaz Stevens asked the districts to "immediately remove the Bible from the classroom, library, and any instructional material," Stevens wrote in the documents, which were shared with NPR. "Additionally, I also seek the banishment of any book that references the Bible."
His petitions cited a bill signed into law last month by Gov. Ron DeSantis, which lets parents object to educational materials. That bill came about after some parents complained about sexually explicit books being taught in Florida schools.
Many of those books, such as Gender Queer: A Memoir, deal with LGBTQ themes and coming out stories. DeSantis celebrated the removal of Gender Queer at a news conference after the signing of the law. It's "a cartoon-style book with graphic images of children performing sexual acts," he said last month. "That is wrong."
In petitions sent to public school superintendents across the state, Chaz Stevens asked the districts to "immediately remove the Bible from the classroom, library, and any instructional material," Stevens wrote in the documents, which were shared with NPR. "Additionally, I also seek the banishment of any book that references the Bible."
His petitions cited a bill signed into law last month by Gov. Ron DeSantis, which lets parents object to educational materials. That bill came about after some parents complained about sexually explicit books being taught in Florida schools.
Many of those books, such as Gender Queer: A Memoir, deal with LGBTQ themes and coming out stories. DeSantis celebrated the removal of Gender Queer at a news conference after the signing of the law. It's "a cartoon-style book with graphic images of children performing sexual acts," he said last month. "That is wrong."
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Florida man asks schools to ban Bible following the state's efforts to remove books (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
Apr 2022
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fierywoman
(8,105 posts)1. Bwah-ha-ha-ha ...
Jilly_in_VA
(10,890 posts)2. Eat that, DeSatan!
keithbvadu2
(40,126 posts)3. Gotta protect the children
LetMyPeopleVote
(154,549 posts)4. Florida's vile 'groomer' law may soon blow up in DeSantis's face
The Florida "groomer" or "don't say gay" law is poorly drafted. We are seeing people use this law against DeathSantis by attacking the bible. . The theories announced in this piece are now being used against DeathSantis and his crew of bigotsa
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One of the more repulsive features of Floridas new law restricting classroom discussion of sex and gender is its vagueness. This might be a feature, not a bug: It could encourage conservative parents to sniff out violators around every classroom corner, contributing to the atmosphere of moral panic it appears designed to stoke.
But, in an example of how the worst-intentioned legislating can backfire on bad actors, the laws vagueness might end up handing opponents a hidden weapon against it.
The Florida law that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed last month empowers parents to take actions against offending school boards. But lawyers challenging it now tell me they think liberal parents might use this same tool to wage guerrilla legal resistance designed to expose its true intentions, making it more legally vulnerable......
Given the breadth and vagueness of the statute, parents across the state will inevitably file suit over a huge range of classroom activities, Matz told me. Even now, he said, teachers and schools are quelling self-expression about LGBTQ families in advance of the law taking effect this summer.
So whats to stop parents from bringing actions against school boards from the other side against references to heterosexuality or cisgenderism that can be deemed instruction in sexual orientation or gender identity?
But, in an example of how the worst-intentioned legislating can backfire on bad actors, the laws vagueness might end up handing opponents a hidden weapon against it.
The Florida law that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed last month empowers parents to take actions against offending school boards. But lawyers challenging it now tell me they think liberal parents might use this same tool to wage guerrilla legal resistance designed to expose its true intentions, making it more legally vulnerable......
Given the breadth and vagueness of the statute, parents across the state will inevitably file suit over a huge range of classroom activities, Matz told me. Even now, he said, teachers and schools are quelling self-expression about LGBTQ families in advance of the law taking effect this summer.
So whats to stop parents from bringing actions against school boards from the other side against references to heterosexuality or cisgenderism that can be deemed instruction in sexual orientation or gender identity?
LetMyPeopleVote
(154,549 posts)5. This makes me smile