PUNTA GORDA, Florida–Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Parental Rights in Education bill on Monday, reinforcing the fundamental rights of parents to make decisions about the education and well-being of their children. The bill, seen as controversial by some, prohibits classroom instruction on sexual orientation in kindergarten through third grade, as well as instruction that is not age appropriate. “We will make sure that parents can send their kids to school to get an education, not an indoctrination,” the Republican governor told a crowd at the Classical Preparatory School in Spring Hill before signing the bill into law. Throughout the bill’s travels through committees as well as the House and Senate, it has been criticized by some as being anti LGBTQ and dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, although the word “gay” does not appear in the verbiage of the legislation. Even the Academy Awards ceremony alluded to it on Sunday, …
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