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On July 19, the Florida State Board of Education approved a series of new rules that ban drag shows on school properties and field trips, and regulate bathroom access to the appropriate biological sex.
As one of the rules regarding school-sponsored events clearly states, “Districts may not admit a child to an adult live performance.” Another rule says that separated “restrooms are designated for exclusive use by males or females,” rather than gender identity
The rules also clarify that teachers are not required to use biologically inaccurate pronouns in the classroom, stipulating that “a person’s sex is an immutable biological trait and that it is false to ascribe to a person a pronoun that does not correspond to such person’s sex.”
Ahead of the vote, the Florida Citizens Alliance asked people to sign a July 17 petition to protect children in schools. “These rules are needed to ensure school districts are following the passed laws from this past legislative cycle,” it says.
In opposition to the rules, the Human Rights Campaign rallied at the Board of Education meeting to “speak out” against the rules “to show support for LGBTQ youth and their families.”
Campus Reform has regularly covered substantial recent education reforms out of Florida. Earlier this year, Desantis signed education bill HB999 into law at New College of Florida—which prohibited DEI programs at universities.
We must not allow our emotions to blind us from logic and reason.