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The Parental Rights in Education Act, commonly referred to as the "Don't Say Gay" law, is a Florida state law passed in 2022 that regulates public schools in Florida. The most controversial sections of the act prohibit public schools from having "classroom discussion" or giving "classroom instruction" about sexual orientation or gender identity from kindergarten through third grade or in any manner deemed to be against state standards in all grades; prohibits public schools from adopting procedures or student support forms that maintain the confidentiality of a disclosure by a student, including of the gender identity or sexual orientation of a student, from parents; and requires public schools to bear all the costs of all lawsuits filed by aggrieved parents.
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- ↑ Who is Rafael E Martinez "Allgov.com", accessed on January 2, 2011
- ↑ "Gov. DeSantis revamps Orlando airport board with 4 new members". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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