Florida Considers Extending Don't Say Gay Law To Sixth Grade
The office of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has confirmed he is supportive of extending the stipulations of the state’s Parental Rights in Education Act, known as the Don't Say Gay law, according to MSN.
Currently, the law bans discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity up to third grade, and a staffer for the state’s Senate President Kathleen Passidomo (R) told the Daily Mail that lawmakers are thinking about introducing legislation to expand the law up to sixth grade.
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In a press conference in December, Passidomo expanded on this, saying that she doesn’t think she’d “be supportive of high school because kids in high school are, hopefully, a little more mature, or at least they should be, but you know, the middle school, maybe go up to 6th grade or something like that.”
DeSantis' Press Secretary Bryan Griffin then said, “The governor would certainly consider the merits of such a bill in final form if it comes to his desk as a product of the forthcoming legislation session.”
Griffin said DeSantis often expresses his belief that “the purpose of our education system is to educate kids, not indoctrinate kids.”
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