US: Florida School Laws Discriminate against Black, LGBTQ People

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Students in Hillsborough County protest after Florida education officials voted to ban classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in all public-school grades, expanding on the “Don’t Say Gay” law signed by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis in Tampa, Florida, April 21, 2023. © 2023 REUTERS/Octavio Jones © 2023 REUTERS/Octavio Jones (Tallahassee) – Florida’s recent educational laws and policies fuel discrimination and fear, said Florida Rising, the Rule of Law Impact Lab at Stanford Law School, and Human Rights Watch in a report…

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