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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eric Garcia

Ron DeSantis’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ rules expanded so all school grades banned from discussing sexuality and gender

AP

Florida’s Board of Education approved of an expansion of Governor Ron DeSantis’s “Don’t Say Gay” law that restricts instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity to all grades, the Associated Press reported.

The original law prevented lessons about sexual orientation and gender identity until the 3rd grade. But the new rules would expand the prohibition up until 12th grade as well, unless required by existing state standards or as part of reproductive health instruction that students can choose not to take.

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