'Don't Say Gay' Law

Miami-Dade County school officials are facing backlash over its so-called permission slip policy. But teaching African American history is required by state statute and Miami-Dade schools comply with that throughout the year, the district’s chief academic officer said.

Laws that govern how gender identity and sexual orientation may be addressed in schools have caused confusion. Some districts have created guidelines that clarify these laws and aim to protect LGBTQ students and staff.

AV Schwandes, from Orange County, was fired by the Florida Virtual School because they use the gender neutral title, Mx.

Equality Florida is one of several LGBTQ+ groups pushing back against HB 599, a bill that would not only regulate the use of personal pronouns in public and private workplaces, but also prevent culturally sensitive training that would help them better serve the queer community.

Ocala Republican Representative Ryan Chamberlin filed HB 599 on Tuesday.

The American Association of School Librarians held its biannual conference in Tampa. Some painted a stark picture of the profession in a polarized political climate.

School proclamations are largely symbolic, but in the midst of a turbulent political climate for the LGBTQ+ community, the recognition is powerful, some say.

According to PEN America, during the 2022–23 school year, Florida's public schools banned more than 1,400 books across 33 school districts.

Plant High School's review committee discussed the graphic novel "Blankets" by author Craig Thompson after a parent brought an objection to the school.

St. Petersburg woman sets up shop in Sarasota with a selection of “anything that they don't want you to read in school."

Ron DeSantis' educational policies have faced wide criticism, but they also have paid off politically.

Plaintiffs filed a revised version of the lawsuit, which in part said the law violates First Amendment rights and chills speech related to sexual orientation and gender identity.