At least 30 proposals similar to Florida’s law have been filed in 16 states, and they vary by ages.
soon, is being copied by GOP lawmakers pushing for similar limits on what can be taught in public schools.
The governor’s education department commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. said the DeSantis’ administration’s move to extend the ban to the 12th grade is intended to clarify confusion around what is deemed age appropriate in later grades and to reinforce that teachers adhere to existing state standards that guide curriculums.
“They have become the second most common proposed speech restriction in state legislatures after anti-critical race theory bills,” Young said. When he signed the bill last year, DeSantis said the measure would “make sure that parents can send their kids to school to get an education, not an indoctrination.”
When the law was first implemented, there were concerns that it would stifle classroom discussions and create an environment where LGTBQ people would feel ostracized. Still, most educators did not expect a major change in lesson plans, given that one of the key criticisms of the law was that teachers do not cover such subjects in early grades.
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