Educational censorship

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Events

• 2022-01-11 Florida HB 1557 "Parental Rights in Education", aka "Don't Say Gay" or "No Promo Homo": FL Senate
  • (2022.01.27)
    • Slate: The New Face of “No Promo Homo” Laws «None of the censorious conservatives behind these bills are going to bring a lawsuit against a school district whose social studies curriculum teaches, for example, that George Washington was straight-married to Martha.» ... «But it is not necessarily the point of these laws to be read and followed precisely as written. Instead, the lawmakers who advance them intend to create a chilling effect, such that teachers and school administrators are too afraid to teach LGBTQ history, discuss relevant current events, or offer support to queer and trans students, lest they run afoul of a vaguely written law.»
    • Fox13: 'Don't say gay' bill proposed to limit classroom discussion about sexual orientation, gender identity «Advocates of HB 1557 say there should be limits on classroom discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity, citing parents' rights surrounding their children's knowledge and education of such topics.»
  • (2022.01.26)
    • ABC: 'Don't Say Gay' bill moves forward in Florida
    • Newsweek: 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Aimed At Florida Teachers May Violate Students' Right to Free Speech «would prohibit school districts from "encouraging classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in primary grade levels or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students."»
  • (2022.01.24) CNN: Florida state GOP lawmakers advance bill prohibiting schools from 'encouraging' talk of sexual orientation and gender identity in some classrooms
  • (2022.01.21) WFLA: Florida bill would ban talk of sexual orientation, gender identity in the classroom

Links

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• 2022-01-25 New Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin launches tip line to report educators for teaching 'divisive' subjects after signing order banning Critical Race Theory
  • 2022-02-01 Let's talk about tips, tiktok, and Virginia.... (video, 5:04, Beau of the Fifth Column]
• 2021-06-28 TNR: The Republican Plot to Ban LGBTQ History in Public Schools