Parents and residents of Miami-Dade County, Florida, want the district’s public schools to teach children English, math, and science, not “left-wing” socialist ideology, according to a range of opinions voiced at a public meeting on Wednesday.
At the Miami-Dade County Public Schools board meeting, parents and community members shared a range of viewpoints on resolution item H-11 (pdf), which sought to recognize October as LGBT History Month.
Following hours of comments by more than 100 residents and board members, who were energetic and at times disruptive, the board voted 8–1 against the resolution, to loud cheers from the public.
The majority of the school board believed that the resolution, introduced by member Lucia Baez-Geller, conflicted with Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act. That bill, seen as controversial by some, prohibits classroom instruction on sexual orientation in kindergarten through third grade, as well as instruction that isn’t age-appropriate….