The Florida government has proposed expanding existing law prohibiting discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity with students in kindergarten through third grade to apply to all pupils in public education through 12th grade unless such material is part of the school curriculum that parents can opt their children out of.
The Florida Department of Education published a series of proposed rule changes in the Florida Administrative Register on March 16. One of the proposed changes to the “Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida” amends existing law declaring that teachers and school officials “shall not intentionally provide classroom instruction to students in kindergarten through grade 3 on sexual orientation or gender identity” to also apply to students in pre-kindergarten.
Additionally, the proposed rule creates an entirely new section requiring school officials to “not intentionally provide classroom instruction to students in grades 4 through 12 on sexual orientation or gender identity unless such instruction is either expressly required by state academic standards … or is part of a reproductive health course or health lesson for which a student’s parent has the option to have his or her student not attend.”
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