High school students in Florida arranged a peaceful walkout to protest their district’s decision to not renew a teachers annual contract because she used a students preferred name without parental permission. Literature teacher at Satellite High School, Melissa Calhoun, broke the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” law — or the Parental […]
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Don’t Say Gay bill a possible infringement on LGBTQ+ rights
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr. Florida’s state committee voted to pass the Parental Rights in Education bill late last week. The bill, which is also known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, would prohibit the discussion of sexual orientation in classrooms because it has not been deemed “age appropriate.” The […]