

“You see society coming at our children in a culture war that has an agenda to make them confused,” Republican Sen. Republicans said the bill is intended to shield children from sexualized content and reinforce that teachers should conform to existing state curriculums. But we’re treating them like they’re outsiders and we’re telling them we don’t want them here.”


Think about how this will affect families that don’t look like yours,” said Sen. Additionally, the bill strengthens the system in which people can lodge challenges against school books, another DeSantis initiative that has led to the removal of material he and his supporters argue are inappropriate for children. It also bans classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation up to the 8th grade, legally reinforcing a DeSantis administration move to prohibit such lessons in all grades. DeSantis curtails diversity, equity and inclusion programs in Florida state colleges
