Scroll To Top

florida school district

Months after threesome scandal, Bridget Ziegler attacks protections for Florida transgender students

Ziegler helped pass an anti-trans measure at a Florida school district.

Ruling: Florida School District Must Allow GSA

A Florida federal court on Wednesday ruled that school officials in Okeechobee, Fla., must allow a gay-straight alliance to meet on campus, according to the ACLU in a press release.

Florida School District Bans Book on Gay Penguin Couple

The Lake County School District said it was only following Florida's "don't say gay" law by banning And Tango Makes Three.

LGBTQ+ Books Given Warning Labels in Florida School District

Collier County Public Schools in Florida added the warnings to physical and online versions of books.

Transgender Students Could Be Outed by Florida School District's Plan

Students in Lee County who want to be identified by their preferred name and pronouns will have to have a form signed by their parents.

Florida School District Bans Trans Employees From Using Their Pronouns

The version of Ron DeSantis’s “anti-woke” Florida seems to include restrictions on some people’s speech.

Florida mom is removed from school district job after letting trans daughter play volleyball

“There is no way around it, I’m being punished because I am the parent of a transgender student,” Jessica Norton said in a statement to the media.

Florida School District Offers Refunds, Erasure of Yearbook's LGBTQ+ Content

They say it’s not about censorship, but what else could it be about?

Florida mom of trans student sues school district, claiming retaliation and violation of rights

Jessica Norton has been through a lengthy investigation by the Broward County schools after she sued over Florida's anti-trans sports law.

Florida School District Bans All LGBTQ+ Books From K-8 Libraries

The policy appears at odds with “don’t say gay” laws, but the district claims there’s a loophole.

Florida school districts still try to protect LGBTQ+ students despite ‘don’t say gay’ law

In response to restrictive state laws, districts including Leon County are adopting guidelines to support LGBTQ+ students.

Florida's book bans have now come for dictionaries

A children's dictionary is one of almost 3,000 books under review at a Florida school district.

Report: Story DeSantis Uses to Support 'Don't Say Gay' Is 'Just a Lie'

The Florida governor's description of how a school district handled a student's gender transition isn't the truth, the district's superintendent says, and emails back that up.

Will Florida Teachers Still Be Punished for Teaching AP Psychology?

Advocacy groups demand assurances faculty won’t face retribution because of Florida’s "don’t say gay" law.

A Florida mom risked her job so her trans daughter could play girls' sports. She won't abandon that fight

“The only child that was harmed in this entire investigation was my own child,” Jessica Norton said of her daughter's ban from playing girls' volleyball — a sport her daughter had played for years.

True

Florida School Leaders Punished for Accommodating Transgender Student-Athlete

It's against Florida law to allow trans girls to play on the schools' girls sports teams.

Navy vet opposes Moms for Liberty-backed homeschool advocate for Florida school board seat

Travis Akers, a veteran and social justice advocate, confronts Melody Bolduc’s far-right ties in a battle over educational policies and inclusivity in Duval County schools.