parental rights

Disney has amended its free speech lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis to add recent developments in the tit-for-tat fight between the entertainment giant and the Florida governor.

Training for the law says school media specialists should "err on the side of caution" if reading material aloud in a public meeting would make them uncomfortable.

For the second time in less than five months, a federal judge has refused to block a law that restricts classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation.

Many consider the move punishment for the company's public opposition to a law that bars instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade and lessons deemed not age appropriate.

The law bars instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in grades K-3. Senate President Kathleen Passidomo suggests extending the law to include additional grades.

The legal battle over a Florida law that restricts classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation is pitting red states against blue states.

A Florida Department of Education workgroup is crafting a training that all school-library workers must use in selecting books and other materials. The group was formed to carry out part of a new law passed this year.

Students, parents, and teachers have filed a revised lawsuit seeking to block a new Florida law that restricts classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation.

Some public speakers characterized it as a way to provide transparency, and others said it is potentially harmful to LGBTQ students.

The new law is officially titled "Parental Rights in Education." U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor has issued a 25-page order dismissing the case, finding that plaintiffs did not show they had legal standing.