Chasten Buttigieg drew attention this summer to a school where teachers were scraping the rainbow “safe space” stickers off the doors of their classrooms. He said they were doing it out of fear, but what he didn’t mention was that the mostly Democratic school district was doing things under the direction of administrators and that a lot of what they were doing “appeared to be far outside what the law actually forbids.” The Parental Rights in Education law is only seven pages long, but teachers are “plagued by confusion and uncertainty.”
The first day of school in Florida is less than two weeks away, but officials are still plagued by confusion and uncertainty about what a raft of new laws championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) will mean. https://t.co/lTQkkA40J5
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 31, 2022
Lori Rozsa reports:
The first day of school in Florida is less than two weeks away, but officials are still plagued by confusion and uncertainty about what a raft of new laws championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) will mean. The measures — aimed at eliminating what DeSantis calls “woke ideology” in public schools — have parents, teachers, and students scrambling to figure out how to follow them and to also keep from being targeted by Floridians newly empowered to sue school boards.
Florida’s culture war is being waged primarily in schools. The DeSantis administration has decried teachings on race, suggested civics instruction that downplays the historical separation of church and state, told school districts to ignore advice from the federal government that guarantees civil rights protections for LGBTQ students and, on Wednesday, asserted that children in elementary schools are being told they are the wrong gender.
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The result of all this conflicting instruction is confusion and fear, teachers say.
One teacher was worried about her lesson plan about Sally Ride, who was a lesbian … and also the first American woman to fly in space. What to do?
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People: Hey, stop grooming little kids at school.
Libs: But it’s so confuuuusing. https://t.co/9VpNP3XBWa
— Matt Wolking (@MattWolking) August 1, 2022
The only people claiming to be "confused" about the curriculum are the ones blatantly lying by calling the bill "Don't Say Gay."
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) August 1, 2022
They're not confused, they're just looking for groomer loopholes.
— John Hawkins (@johnhawkinsrwn) August 1, 2022
My wife, who is a public school teacher, had to redo exactly zero lesson plans.
But that’s because she teaches math and science, not gender and sex ideology.
Maybe teachers in Lib counties should take note.
— Jeremy Redfern (@JeremyRedfernFL) August 1, 2022
It will mean that teachers need to focus on teaching actual academic subjects and not get validation for their personal lives.
— Peter Garrett (@TheUnrealPeterG) July 31, 2022
I teach high school chemistry and have no lesson plans to change because sexuality has no place in my curriculum. Not. That. Complicated.
— Grimme Outlook ⚛️🏴☠️🇺🇸✝️ (@Evilchemteacher) August 1, 2022
No confusion necessary. Reading, writing, arithmetic. Science and history, too.
— Annie Day-now 😊 (@anniewe3) July 31, 2022
Imagine being confused because you can’t discuss your sex life with small children
— The Dank Knight 🦇 (@capeandcowell) August 1, 2022
Wait, I thought CRT & queer ideology wasn't taught in schools, so why are they having to "race to change lesson plans?"
— Big_A (@asomer) August 1, 2022
Just teach math, reading, writing… you know, academic subjects? Not queer theory or race essentialism. This isn’t difficult https://t.co/yZ7ipFfsni
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) August 1, 2022
If you were planning to hold class discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity with your kindergarteners, just don’t.
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Oh my DUDE, no: Student activist MOCKED then mocked some more for ‘resigning’ from Publix ‘after 4 years of service’ over Don’t Say Gay billhttps://t.co/rTiYVx2HOP
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 25, 2022
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