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An earlier proposal aimed at restricting which flags can be displayed in Miami-Dade classrooms drew outcry from activists. This week, the Miami-Dade school board passed an amended proposal that advocates say will allow for free expression.

The law bars instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in grades K-3. Senate President Kathleen Passidomo suggests extending the law to include additional grades.

The State Board of Education will meet Wednesday to examine LGBTQ support guides and bathroom policies for transgender students in 10 school districts — including Hillsborough County — to make sure they comply with state law.

Some characterized it as a way to provide transparency and others say it is potentially harmful to LGBTQ students.

A nonprofit notes that over the 2021–22 school year, what started as modest school-level activity to challenge and remove books in schools grew into a full-fledged social and political movement.

Other school districts in the greater Tampa Bay region say they are still developing their new policies, or are handling the issue on a case by case basis.

School districts across Florida are working to implement a new state law that bans classroom instruction of sexual identity and gender orientation in grades K-3 and potentially in other grades as well. But they’re facing a lack of clarity on how to put policies in place to comply with the new mandate.

The school board agreed Tuesday to pay the extra fees, as the district's lead lawyer warned that even more legal costs could be on the way.

WUSF asked local teachers to weigh in on new laws that seek to bolster parental rights in education.

Said bill sponsor Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota: “This is all about transparency and making sure that parents know exactly what's being taught in their schools.”

Critics say legislation that they dub the "Don't Say Gay" bill does not take into account the effects these measures could have on a child’s physical or mental health.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said is “respecting people’s individual freedoms” during a bill-signing ceremony at Brandon Honda.