by Beth Holmes | Apr 3, 2023 | Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
The Parents’ Bill of Rights Act proposed by the GOP is mostly a way to strip education down to only what the most most conservative voices want taught. The so-called Parents’ Bill of Rights Act passed on Friday in the House of Representatives. It...
by Beth Holmes | Mar 29, 2023 | News, Teacher Issues
Menstrual cycles may be about to become the new banned topic in grade schools in Florida, along with sexuality and race. Legislation in Florida is moving through the state House of Representative to ban any discussion of human sexuality topics, including menstrual...
by Beth Holmes | Jan 30, 2023 | News, Teacher Issues
Censorship or jail is being offered to Florida teachers, told to remove ‘unvetted’ books from their classroom libraries or be charged with felonies. Governor Ron DeSantis and his fellow Florida Republicans pushed hard the narrative that teachers and...
by Beth Holmes | Mar 14, 2022 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Florida students walk out over the state’s proposed “Can’t Say Gay” bill, which passed in the the state senate on Tuesday morning. HB 1557, officially called the Parental Rights in Education bill, or the “Can’t Say Gay” bill by its opposers, passed...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 11, 2021 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
The Florida Board of Education voted unanimously on October 7, 2021, to punish students in districts with mask mandates. The decision is in line with a state-level executive order signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that requires parents have the sole say on whether students...