Subject: Re: GOP Primaries : Policy Debates Permanently Axed_QM
A number of other more traditional conservatives have taken a similar position to Hutchinson, with some urging DeSantis to end his feud with Disney.

And that's fine. BTW Disney isn't blameless here; nobody told them to try to circumvent the planning commission thingy.

By the way, the FL law apparently applies all the way to 12th grade. Not just "little kids". It also appears to be addressing a non-existent problem. "Sexually explicit" material? Really? That's a problem? It was mostly targeted to discussions about gender, which is why it received its nickname (rightly or wrongly).

https://flgov.com/2022/03/28/g...
The bill prohibits classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in kindergarten through 3rd grade and prohibits instruction that is not age appropriate for students and requires school districts to adopt procedures for notifying parents if there is a change in services from the school regarding a child's mental, emotional or physical health or well-being. The bill builds on the Parents' Bill of Rights, which was signed into law in Florida last year, and is part of Governor DeSantis' Year of the Parent focus on protecting parental rights in education.

Let's break that down.

The first part says "no gender orientation" and what not until the 4th grade. I don't think people have a problem with this if they stop and think about it.

The second part says "prohibits instruction that isn't age appropriate" which is code for "no pron in the schools". Have you seen some of the examples of what was turning up in the libraries? How-to manuals for kids to, uh, "explore" each other. No, that doesn't belong in a high school library at ANY grade level. Putting it another way: would you want X-rated films to be shown in sex ed?

The third part requires the school to notify parents in the event the school starts treating their child differently. What's wrong with that?