parental rights

State education officials have approved two rules that could help set the stage for special magistrates to hear disputes about issues such as parents' objections to school library books.

At least four Republican presidential candidates are scheduled to speak at the annual gathering of Moms for Liberty, a Florida-based nonprofit that has become a power player in conservative politics ahead of the 2024 elections.

A number of initiatives across Florida aim to highlight the growing concern some parents and other groups have about book removals in public schools.

After published reports that it was banned, Pinellas County is reviewing "Ruby Bridges," which chronicles a 6-year-old's school integration in New Orleans during the 1960s.

UPDATED: Gov. Ron DeSantis has two new allies on school boards overseeing the state's two largest school districts. The newly-appointed officials both emphasized their Christian faith and the impact that will have on their work as board members. (Updated at 4:35 p.m.)

A Palm Beach County parent is suing the school board, alleging that some of his son's teachers displayed LGBTQ pride flags in the classroom, which he claims violates his rights. An attorney for the district wants the claims dismissed.

An earlier proposal aimed at restricting which flags can be displayed in Miami-Dade classrooms drew outcry from activists. This week, the Miami-Dade school board passed an amended proposal that advocates say will allow for free expression.

Diana Fedderman is a career educator in the Palm Beach County school district, but says she's "unabashedly vocal about her progressive political views" in her private life. She believes her political statements cost her her job at the district and now she's suing.

The Biden administration says it will monitor a new Florida law that restricts instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in public schools.

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Now that Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed the Parental Rights in Education bill into law, teachers fear it will muzzle speech and further stigmatize LGBTQ youth.

The law says public school teachers may not instruct on sexual orientation or gender identity in grades kindergarten through third grade.