Red State Bans Lessons On Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation In K-6 Classrooms

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : The Florida Department of Education approved a proposal extending the state's Parental Rights in Education law, prohibiting certain lessons on gender identity and sexual orientation in grades 4-12.
49% : Under SF 496, educators are required to notify parents if their child has changed their gender at school, and curriculum and library materials must be posted online by public and charter schools for parents to review.
49% : "This legislative session, we secured transformational education reform that puts parents in the driver's seat, eliminates burdensome regulations on public schools, provides flexibility to raise teacher salaries and empowers teachers to prepare our kids for their future," Reynolds said in a press release.
20% : Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a piece of legislation Friday prohibiting lessons on gender identity and sexual orientation from K-6 public and charter school classrooms.

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