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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon Aug 15, 2022, 01:58 PM Aug 2022

So-called 'Don't Say Gay' law confuses some Florida schools

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Some Florida schools have moved library books and debated changing textbooks in response to a law critics call “Don’t Say Gay” — and some teachers have worried that family pictures on their desks could get them in trouble.

As students return from summer break, educators are cautiously adjusting and waiting to see how the new law governing lessons on gender and sexual orientation will be interpreted and enforced.

The new law, championed by Florida’s GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis, bans lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade as well as material that is not deemed age-appropriate. Most educators do not expect a major change in lesson plans — one of the key reasons critics cited in saying the law was unnecessary was that teachers do not cover such subjects in early grades anyway.

But some worry it sets a tone that will leave LGBTQ teachers and kids feeling ostracized.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/called-don-t-gay-law-140924992.html

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So-called 'Don't Say Gay' law confuses some Florida schools (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2022 OP
I am waiting on someone to get fired because they have their spouse's picture on their desk... Ferrets are Cool Aug 2022 #1

Ferrets are Cool

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1. I am waiting on someone to get fired because they have their spouse's picture on their desk...
Mon Aug 15, 2022, 03:21 PM
Aug 2022

immediate law suit, right???
edited to add this question. Does this mean that every gay person (students and teachers) must stay in the closet now?

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