The American Federation of Teachers has doubled down on opposition against Florida’s efforts to affirm parents’ role in their children’s upbringing, with its leader claiming the newly-signed education law would spark hatred and wars.
“This is propaganda. This is misinformation,” AFT President Randi Weingarten said during an interview on the Rick Smith podcast last week. “This is the way in which wars start. This is the way in which hatred starts.”
The teachers union head was referring to Florida’s Parental Rights in Education law, which in part prohibits school districts from encouraging classroom discussions about sexual orientation or gender identity in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students.
…