High schools in Florida are watching another curriculum war unfold after the Board of Education approved a rule yesterday barring classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity for all grades.
What's happening:Wednesday barring classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity for all grades.
The rule prohibits teaching middle school and high school students about such topics unless "required by state academic standards" or part of a reproductive health lesson., which focuses on classroom instruction in kindergarten through third grade. Teachers who violate the prohibition could have their licenses revoked.Cowan, a junior at Howard W. Blake who identifies as gender fluid, said they're worried the bill will make queer students across Florida feel unsafe at school.
"It's made me very uneasy about going to school," Cowan tells Axios. "I'm holding my breath, hoping I graduate before too much goes into effect."Gov.
"The topics of gender identity and sexual orientation have no place in the classroom, unless required by law."The "rule will spread the confusion caused by the 'Don't Say Gay' law all the way up to high school graduation," state House Minority leader Fentrice Driskell tells Axios. "I try to take pride in where I come from," Cowan said, "but I don't have that with Florida anymore. I can't feel connected to a state that wants me gone."
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