ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida state representative wants to expand last year’s controversial Parental Rights in Education law to the eighth grade, setting up another culture war clash over what critics labeled “don’t say gay.”
State Rep. Adam Anderson, a Palm Harbor Republican, filed a bill Tuesday that also would forbid public schools from using pronouns that align with a transgender student’s gender identity.
It also would prohibit classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity for grades kindergarten through eighth grade, instead of third grade as the original law mandates. The proposal (HB 1223) also adds pre-kindergarten, including private programs, and charter schools to the law.
