Balanced News: DeSantis to expand ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law to high school classes

Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida is proposing a rule change that would forbid classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades, expanding the controversial “Don’t Say Gay” law. The proposal is scheduled for a vote next month before the state Board of Education and has been put forth by state Education Department, both of which are led by appointees of the governor. The change would ban lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity from grades 4 to 12, unless required by existing state standards or as part of reproductive health instruction that students can choose not to take. The law drew widespread backlash nationally last year and has been blamed for the feud between the state and Disney.