Florida Parental Rights in Education Act

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The Florida Parental Rights in Education Act is a controversial state law that restricts classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in public schools and expands parents’ authority over certain aspects of their children’s education.

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instanceOf Florida state law ⓘ
LGBT-related law in the United States ⓘ
controversial law ⓘ
education law ⓘ
allows parents to file complaints with school districts ⓘ
appliesTo Florida public schools ⓘ
appliesToGradeLevels kindergarten through grade 3 ⓘ
chamberOfOrigin Florida House of Representatives ⓘ
linked to: Florida Legislature
controversy alleged chilling effect on discussion of LGBTQ topics in schools ⓘ
claims of discrimination against LGBTQ students and families ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
criticizedBy LGBTQ advocacy organizations ⓘ
civil rights groups ⓘ
many educators ⓘ
debateTopic balance between parental control and student rights ⓘ
treatment of LGBTQ issues in school curricula ⓘ
effectiveDate 2022-07-01 ⓘ
expandsRightsOf parents of public school students ⓘ
geographicScope Florida ⓘ
grants parents ability to opt out of certain school services ⓘ
parents authority to access information about their child’s education ⓘ
hasCommonName Florida Parental Rights in Education Act ⓘ
hasNickname Don’t Say Gay law ⓘ
hasOfficialName Parental Rights in Education ⓘ
influenced similar parental rights and education bills in other U.S. states ⓘ
jurisdiction State of Florida ⓘ
linked to: Florida
legalChallenges lawsuits filed by civil rights and LGBTQ groups ⓘ
legislativeBody Florida Legislature ⓘ
otherChamber Florida Senate ⓘ
politicalPartyOpposition Florida Democratic Party ⓘ
politicalPartySupport Republican Party of Florida ⓘ
providesRemedy parental right to sue school districts for violations ⓘ
regulates classroom instruction on gender identity ⓘ
classroom instruction on sexual orientation ⓘ
requires age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate instruction if discussed in higher grades ⓘ
restricts classroom instruction on gender identity in kindergarten through grade 3 ⓘ
classroom instruction on sexual orientation in kindergarten through grade 3 ⓘ
sector public primary education ⓘ
public secondary education ⓘ
signedBy Ron DeSantis ⓘ
signingDate 2022-03-28 ⓘ
sponsoredBy Florida Republican legislators ⓘ
linked to: Florida Legislature
state Florida ⓘ
subjectMatter gender identity instruction ⓘ
parental rights in education ⓘ
sexual orientation instruction ⓘ
supportedBy many Republican officials in Florida ⓘ
socially conservative organizations ⓘ

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Florida Senate Bill 4-C (2022) → relatedTo → Florida Parental Rights in Education Act ⓘ
Florida Parental Rights in Education Act → hasOfficialName → Parental Rights in Education ⓘ
linked to: Florida Parental Rights in Education Act
Florida Parental Rights in Education Act → hasCommonName → Florida Parental Rights in Education Act ⓘ
Don't Say Gay law → hasOfficialName → Parental Rights in Education Act ⓘ
subject linked to: Don’t Say Gay law
linked to: Florida Parental Rights in Education Act
Don't Say Gay law → hasShortName → Parental Rights in Education law ⓘ
subject linked to: Don’t Say Gay law
linked to: Florida Parental Rights in Education Act